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: Areas of smoke before 11pm, then areas of smoke and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. South wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Areas of smoke before 11am, then areas of smoke and a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and noon, then haze and a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 2pm, then haze and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Haze and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Haze between 9am and noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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