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: Areas of smoke and a slight chance of rain before noon, then a chance of rain and patchy smoke between noon and 3pm, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East southeast wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Patchy smoke and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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