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, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Sat's High Temperature
110 at Death Valley, CA and Stovepipe Wells, CA and 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND
Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 23,478.
Griffin was founded in 1840 and named for landowner Col. Lewis Lawrence Griffin.
Griffin Technical College was located in Griffin from 1963 and a branch of Southern Crescent Technical College is in Griffin. The Griffin Synodical Female College was established by Presbyterians, but closed. The University of Georgia maintains a branch campus in Griffin.
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