STORM2K

with inundating rainfalls ... many locals have seen over 3" of rain, some of it occurring yesterday (James Island, North Charleston, Summerville, Johns Island, West Ashley) with as much as 5" of rain in just 2 hours on Monday. included were ½" diameter hail, frequent CG strikes, and gusty winds with very slow movement to the cells as a stationary boundary bogged down across the Lowcountry. Storm totals across the Lowcountry in spots have exceeded 8" in the last 3 days.

SF

Glad I got out of dodge that day and abandoned the storm chase...
EDIT: MONDAY, MAY 16th

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
938 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0330 PM HEAVY RAIN JAMES ISLAND 32.73N 79.93W
05/16/2005 7.50 INCH CHARLESTON SC PUBLIC

PUBLIC REPORT FROM NEAR INTERSECTION OF CAMP AND FOLLY
RD. ALSO REPORTED NUMEROUS STALLED VEHICLES IN ROADWAYS
BEING PUSHED TO HIGHER GROUND.


However, as I left James Island and went back to West Ashley I encountered ...

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
212 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2005

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0205 PM HAIL WEST ASHLEY 32.80N 80.01W
05/16/2005 0.50 INCH CHARLESTON SC TRAINED SPOTTER

PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF ST.
ANDREWS BLVD AND WESLEY DR.


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Yeah, it was ugly in the lowcountry today. I was watching the radar, and the mess just kept refiring over the same area. Very glad it stayed south of us.

PICKENS, S.C.
Fri May 20th 2005-- Storms that moved through Pickens County, S.C., Friday morning are blamed for the loss of 16 beef cattle on one farm.

Tommy Boggs said he woke up to find the cows dead near a tree that was struck by lightning sometime overnight.
Boggs said it appears the cows huddled under the tree to avoid the rain when the bolt hit and spread along the ground, electrocuting the animals.

Boggs said the lost animals, some of them pregnant, represented half of his herd, worth more than $15,000.
He said the animals couldn't easily be insured against an act of God, so he's out half of his income for the year.

-justin-