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: Rain before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Kings Point
(3.2 miles away)
Willets Point
(3.3 miles away)
Port Washington, Manhasset Bay
(3.9 miles away)
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