The swollen Lamoille River created a new cove during the July 10 and 11 storm that dumped over two and a half inches of rain in Hardwick and more in surrounding towns.
HARDWICK AREA – National Weather Service rainfall totals (in inches) for the storm beginning Wednesday, July 10 and ending Thursday, July 11 are (where several totals were listed for a single town, the highest total is shown here):
Cabot 4.81
Rainfall Wednesday, July 10 totaled three and a half inches in a rain gauge in Walden during a storm that brought flooding to the area exactly one year after another storm from which some bridges have yet to be returned to service.
Calais 4.80
North Calais 4.50
Craftsbury 3.22
Craftsbury Common 4.17
Greensboro 4.07
Hardwick 2.61
Plainfield 4.57
St. Johnsbury 6.40
Stannard 5.27
Walden 7.25
Rainfall Thursday, July 11 totaled four inches as recorded by a rain gauge in Walden, bringing the storm total at that location to 7.5 inches for the two day storm. Walden recorded the state’s highest totals for the two day storm.
North Walden 5.29
Wolcott 4.58
Woodbury 4.29
Saint Johnsbury set a record high daily rainfall total for July 10 of 4.47 inches in the storm this week.
