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: Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Clear, with a low around 68.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Clear, with a low around 67.
Harris, The Narrows
(2.3 miles away)
Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Sound
(2.9 miles away)
Okaloosa Island
(6.4 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