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 frost before 7am, then patchy frost and patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 3 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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