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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Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 0 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Clear, with a low around 66.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Clear, with a low around 68.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
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
Quitman is a city and the county seat of Wood County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,942 at the 2020 census. The city was named for John A. Quitman, a veteran of the Mexican–American War, and once governor of Mississippi.
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