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: Partly cloudy. Low around 71, with temperatures rising to around 74 overnight. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 75. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Paris Road Bridge (ICWW)
(8.6 miles away)
Michoud Substation, ICWW
(8.8 miles away)
New Canal USCG station, Lake Pontchartrain
(9.4 miles away)
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND
Terrytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is on the "Westbank" (to the south) of the Mississippi River. It is a suburb within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 23,319 at the 2010 census, and 25,278 in 2020.
Terrytown was opened to a media tour on March 5, 1960, showcasing the newest of concepts in home construction at the time, with the original homes having all plumbing in one wall. The community was opened to the public and considered founded on March 6, 1960, by subdivision developer Paul Kapelow, who named the town after his first daughter, Terry Kapelow. Terrytown includes Oakwood Center, a major shopping mall in the New Orleans metropolitan area.
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