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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 100. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 100. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11pm and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Miami Miamarina, Biscayne Bay
(3.2 miles away)
Dodge Island, Fishermans Channel
(4.4 miles away)
San Marino Island
(4.4 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