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: Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
William Brooks Park, Chichasaw Creek
(8.5 miles away)
Lower Hall Landing, Tensaw River
(9.8 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