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. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. North wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph.
Grand Bay NERR, Mississippi Sound
(2.6 miles away)
Point of Pines, Bayou Cumbest
(4 miles away)
Dock E, Port of Pascagoula
(8 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