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: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Des Moines, East Passage
(2.1 miles away)
Burton, Quartermaster Hbr. (inside), Vashon I.
(4.6 miles away)
Tahlequah, Neil Pt., Dalco Passage, Vashon I.
(7.4 miles away)
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