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 slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 63. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Clear, with a low around 64.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Clear, with a low around 68.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Night: Clear, with a low around 69.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94.
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
Independence is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 140 in 2000. It is located about an hour northwest of the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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