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 smoke between 9am and 11am. Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
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