Forecast: Lightning strikes across Horry County, relief from heat on the way

Lightning struck in Horry County on Wednesday, July 31, hitting a house in Surfside Beach and a shed in the Conway area as a series of thunderstorms rumbled through the region.

Surfside Beach fire officials said firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire in the attic of a three-story dwelling after a lightning strike at 114 B 7th Ave. South Wednesday evening.

According to a post on the fire department’s Facebook page, firefighters encountered a haze of smoke emanating from the attic when they arrived…

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