Tropical Storm Debby’s heaviest rain wraps around Vermont, but leaves wind damage

Tropical Depression Debby moved through Vermont on Friday, Aug. 9, causing power outages from “damaging” winds and rain, Green Mountain Power reported Saturday morning.

Despite concerns about more mass flooding, Vermont accumulated far less rain than during storms on July 10-11, which dumped up to 7.25 inches of rain on the Caledonia County town of Walden.

Instead, most cities and towns in the Green Mountain State received less than 2 inches of rain Friday, with few accumulating more than 1.5 inches, according to a seven-day report from the National Weather Service in South Burlington.

Where the heaviest rain fell

NWS Burlington reported 14 locations in Washington County boasted 1.5 inches or more of rainfall — the most in the state — with four seeing more than 2 inches. Caledonia County saw seven locations with 1.5 inches or more of rain, followed by 4 locations in Orleans County, two each in Franklin, Lamoille and Addison counties and one each in Chittenden and Essex counties. No locations in Orange, Rutland and Windsor counties topped the 1.5-inch mark.

Only a few locations in Vermont broke 3 inches, including St. Johnsbury (3.49 inches), Morrisville Airport (3.42 inches) and Washington County Knapp State Airport (3.61 inches).

Chittenden County Totals

Megan Stewart is a government accountability reporter for the Burlington Free Press. Contact her at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on the Burlington Free Press: Here’s how much rain fell on Vermont from Tropical Storm Debby