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: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Rain showers likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
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