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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1pm and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. South wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Turkey Point, Biscayne Bay
(9.5 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
Homestead is a city within Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida, between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, which was home to 6,138,333 people at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Miami, and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Key Largo. The population was 80,737 as of the 2020 census.
The city of Homestead is located near the southern terminus of the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike where it ends at its junction with U.S. 1. Homestead is immediately north and east of Florida City, and these two cities comprise the greater Homestead–Florida City area. Some of the notable unincorporated communities in the area are Redland, Leisure City, Naranja, and Princeton.
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