Drought 2000 Photos 5

  As the storm approaches, lightning hits again and again.

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   By midnight we'd had about two inches of rain in Hemingway. Some areas had violence. Wind broke down trees in Florence and other South Carolina towns, and hail up to 4 1/2 inches in diameter did an estimated 6 million dollars worth of damage to Florence County homes and autos.

The crops are saved -- for now.  That is, except for some corn that was too far gone.

Will it rain again?

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