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 frost and patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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