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: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Clear, with a low around 62.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Night: Clear, with a low around 63.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
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
Booneville is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi and is the county seat of Prentiss County. It is located in the hilly North Mississippi region, and ecologically is part of the Southeastern Plains region.
The city of Booneville is nicknamed "the City of Hospitality," in reference to the town's southern hospitality. The city flag, welcome sign, and city website have an image of a magnolia blossom, a symbol of hospitality as well as the state flower of Mississippi. Booneville was incorporated in 1861 and named after R.H. Boone, a relative of Daniel Boone. The population was 8,743 at the 2010 census. It is one of 21 certified Mississippi retirement cities.
Booneville is home to Northeast Mississippi Community College, the tenth-largest community college by enrollment in the state.
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