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: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.
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
Petal is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, along the Leaf River. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,454 in the 2010 census, increasing to 11,010 in the 2020 census.
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