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: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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