1970 - A lightning bolt struck a group of football players at Gibbs High School in Saint Petersburg FL, killing two persons and injuring 22 others. All the thirty-eight players and four coaches were knocked off their feet.
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Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Sherwood Forest
(1.4 miles away)
Lake Forest, Ribault River
(2.8 miles away)
Moncrief Creek entrance
(5 miles away)
Sat's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO