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: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. North northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
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
Old Shawneetown is a village in Shawnee Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 113, down from 193 at the 2010 census. Located along the Ohio River, Shawneetown served as an important United States government administrative center for the Northwest Territory. The village was devastated by the Ohio River flood of 1937. The village's population was moved several miles inland to New Shawneetown.
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