1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Day: Rain showers likely and patchy fog before 3pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 9 to 14 mph.
Night: Areas of frost after 1am. Clear, with a low around 31. North wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 7 mph.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Tolland County ( TAH-lənd) is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, its population was 149,788. It is incorporated into 13 towns and was originally formed on October 13, 1785, from portions of eastern Hartford County and western Windham County.
The county is included in the Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Counties in Connecticut have no governmental function; all legal power is vested in the state, city and town governments. The office of High Sheriff in Connecticut counties was officially abolished by ballot in 2000, and corrections and court services were transferred to the state marshals. Tolland County has the same boundaries as the Tolland Judicial District. On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau formally recognized Connecticut's nine councils of governments as county equivalents instead of the state's eight counties. Connecticut's county governments were disbanded in 1960, and the councils of governments took over some of the local governmental functions. Connecticut's eight historical counties continue to exist in name only, and are no longer considered for statistical purposes.
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