‘I’ve never seen a gully washer like that ever:’ Humboldt resident after sewer line burst
As an intense storm hit the City of Humboldt for the second time in just a few weeks, Bob and Theresa Steven said they watched out their windows as the street in front of their home nearly turned into a river.
“We’ve been here 10 years, and we’ve never seen rain like this. There was a river running down the street here.”
By some accounts, at least four inches of rain fell in about an hour’s time. About two weeks ago, Humboldt’s Mayor declared a local state of emergency because of high rainfall totals flooding streets as well.
Theresa said the couple and their neighbors were lucky because they were up on a slight hill above the street, so no water seeped into their basement.