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 before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely between 9am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
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