Saturday's severe weather left its mark, but it also left a blessing for Horry County farmer William Johnson.

"We got about a half an inch of rain here," said Johnson. "Down the road at Allsbrooks, I think they got closer to an inch."

With thousands of acres filled with tobacco, corn and soybeans, Johnson was willing to take the bad with the good.

"I was tickled. I was happy to see the rain yesterday," said Johnson.

This year's crop has gone with the ebbs and flows of the season, he said.

At times, it's rained too much when storms last the entire week, and at other times, it hasn't rained at all.

But Saturday's rain fell at just the right time.

"The later corn has kind of struggled and maybe some of this rain will help it."

Even though the rain hasn't been great on his crop this year, he's not complaining because it's much better than last year.

"I have never seen a year like last year in my lifetime. Last year was just really dry and hot."

Around this time last year, the Department of Natural Resources listed Horry County as in a severe drought.

This year, Horry County is in an incipient drought, the initial stage of drought status.

But while he's glad to see his crop turning, he's still not satisfied.

He'd like to see it rain a little more.

"We keep getting the rain. I think we'll have a pretty good crop of soybeans."

Gambling with every row he plants because, like every farmer, he's forever at the mercy of mother nature.