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: Scattered rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: Scattered rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Isolated rain showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 2 to 8 mph.
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Isolated rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Isolated rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Day: Scattered rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Isolated rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
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