<p>Wednesday marked the third snowiest day in the history of Charleston, South Carolina, as over 5 inches of snow fell in the state on January 3, the National Weather Service said</a> .</p><p>This video, geotagged to Mount Pleasant, shows a boy making use of a body-surfing board to slide along a road towed behind a pickup truck.</p><p>The severe weather prompted schools in several counties to close, and thousands of residents living near the coast lost power, according to local reports</a>.</p><p>The city recorded its heaviest snowfall in December 1989, when six inches accumulated, NWS said. Credit: Instagram/Glenda Williams via Storyful</p><br />
