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: Rain before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Harlem River, Randalls Island
(1.9 miles away)
Port Morris (Stony Point)
(2.1 miles away)
North Brother Island
(2.5 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