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: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Rain showers likely and areas of fog before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Areas of fog and a chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Areas of fog and a chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then areas of fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 3am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Areas of fog and a chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
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