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: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
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