Rain barrels put to the test after weekend storms hit Corpus Christi

After a rainy weekend in Corpus Christi, I went back to check on a resident I first introduced you to in February — and his rain barrels were delivered.

Joe Elizondo first showed me the rain barrels he picked up from the city back in February. After the much-needed rain this weekend, I returned to his backyard to see if they actually worked.

“This little rain that came in filled up all the barrels, all the way to the top,” Elizondo said.

Corpus Christi man makes one weekend of rain last 3 months

Elizondo has 4 of those barrels, and together they hold 220 gallons of water. One weekend of rain filled every single one of them…

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