Saturday, July 12, 2014

Photos of summertime weather so far in the Charleston area

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Panoramic image during my run over the Ravenel Bridge on July 12.
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A storm in the other direction during my July 12 run.
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A panoramic image of the July 12 storm passing the Ravenel Bridge.
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Clouds associated with the outer bands of Hurricane Arthur, as see from Isle of Palms on July 3.
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A panorama of the Arthur cloud cover off Isle of Palms.

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Pelicans skimming the waves, which hit 6 to 8 feet in height off Isle of Palms during Arthur.
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Surfer enjoying Arthur waves.
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Picture that my wife took of a partial rainbow above the Ravenel Bridge on June 28.
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Seen from Mount Pleasant, this storm over Summerville spawned a funnel cloud June 25.
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A shower, a construction site and a U-Haul lot on June 23 from the top of The Post and Courier.
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Just a sun-lit rain shower June 22 from the top of The Post and Courier building.
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Another panoramic image of an anvil cloud June 16.
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In Mount Pleasant, sunset lighting up the edge of clouds associated with a distant storm June 14.
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Seen from the top of The Post and Courier in downtown Charleston, the sunrise over the Ravenel Bridge on June 9.
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Seen from Mount Pleasant, an anvil cloud associated with a several thunderstorm June 6.
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Another sunrise June 3.
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Lightning from the bank of the Wando River at Highway 41 near Mount Pleasant on May 23.
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More lightning from the May 23 storm that had a severe warning.
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This storm fizzled before it got to me, so I never captured any close-up bolts.
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A gust front ahead of a thunderstorm April 30, as seen from the rooftop at work.
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The turbulent "whale's mouth" effect associated with many a thunderstorm in the South and with the one April 30.