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: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND
Ridgeville is a town in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1969 and is part of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 83, down from 158 in 2000. It is noteworthy for being the only community in Etowah County to have a black majority. Since 1970, it has also been the least populated community wholly within the county.
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