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, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Rainbow Bridge
(3.2 miles away)
Port Arthur
(5.4 miles away)
East Sabine Lake
(9.5 miles away)
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