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: Patchy fog and scattered rain showers before 7am, then widespread rain showers and patchy fog between 7am and 8am, then rain. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 2 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Prospect Harbor
(1.9 miles away)
Winter Harbor, Frenchman Bay
(5 miles away)
Green Island, Petit Manan Bar
(6.8 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