Fire and Rain and WIND, Oh My!

Left: The corner of 4th & H Streets after the deluge the afternoon of Wednesday, June 3.
Left: The corner of 4th & H Streets after the deluge the afternoon of Wednesday, June 3.

Wichita County residents got up close and personal with three of the four elements this past week.

First, a quick and dirty storm blew through the county on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 3, dropping between 0.50” and 0.75” of rain. The deluge swiftly swamped the city’s aging storm drainage system.

In the photo below, water overfilled the drain at the corner of 4th St and H St. Water over-topped t…