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: Patchy fog between 8am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 100. North wind 0 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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