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 59. North wind 2 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Piney Point, Md.
(6.5 miles away)
Cornfield Harbor, Md.
(6.8 miles away)
Point Lookout
(9 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