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: Areas of smoke after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Areas of smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Areas of smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sat's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA and 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND