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: Rain showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Old Bridge, South River
(9.1 miles away)
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