Hail stones littered yards across town following an intense three-phase winddriven thunderstorm Friday evening, April 22. The large stone on the left gets its closeup on page A3.
If the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain, the wind in Kansas blows. That’s it. That’s the equivalent. But the last several months, Wichita County has been treated to the special kind of destruction that comes with very high, sustained winds.
Day-long wind storms, most coupled with Red Flag Warnings indicating a high potential for wildfires, have battered the state, most notably the December 1…