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 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 102. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. East southeast wind 7 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Isolated rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Isolated rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: Scattered rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Boca de Cangrejos
(3.8 miles away)
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