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 40. South wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 5 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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