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 frost and patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. South wind around 10 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 8 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
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