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 fog before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 2 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. 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