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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Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
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
Ferriday is a town in Concordia Parish, which borders the Mississippi River and is located on the central eastern border of Louisiana, United States. With a population of 3,511 at the 2010 census, it is an African-American majority town.
The town claims to have produced more famous people per square mile than any other in America. Elaine Dundy explored both celebrities and townsfolk in her book, Ferriday, Louisiana, published by E. P. Dutton in 1991.
Churches of several major denominations are located here, including a large Pentecostal congregation south of town on Louisiana Highway 15, as well as Baptist, Assembly of God, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Catholic.
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