[HubbardBrook] Fwd: FW: [External Email]Fwd: Morning Report: Measuring record-high rain from unusual December flood

Thu Dec 21 11:43:10 EST 2023

Good morning all!

Thanks to a team effort from HBRF and Forest Service staff yesterday, we
were able to get a Hubbard Brook perspective on Monday's rainstorm into the
Morning Report newsletter in the Boston Globe. Thanks to everyone who
helped make this happen!

Enjoy,

Raisa

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Today's topic: Record rain

Once Ian Halm saw how bad the flooding was on Monday, he called his
colleagues at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in North Woodstock and
told them to go home.

Later that evening, the road out was impassable, covered with water. Halm
said it was a good thing they left when they did.

He had a front row seat to the flooding, since he’s both the deputy fire
chief for Campton, Thornton, and Ellsworth, as well as the site manager for
the experimental forest where scientists have been furiously collecting
measurements to understand the ecological impacts of the storm and track
long term trends.

In his role as deputy fire chief, Halm spent Monday responding to
emergencies, monitoring the Campton Dam, and asking people in at-risk areas
to evacuate. He said only 10 or so people went to the emergency shelter the
town set up. “A lot of people say, ‘Well, I made it through Hurricane
Irene… so I’m going to be good,” he said about the reluctance to evacuate.
Luckily, the Campton Dam has held strong, and Halm said it remains in good
shape.

As the site manager for Hubbard Brook, Halm has been helping to make
repairs in the wake of the storm and gather measurements of the event. The
forest is on track to receive 77 inches of rain this year, which he called
a dramatic increase from the average rainfall of 55 inches.

During the heavy rains Monday, the Hubbard Brook swelled to 6 feet, three
times its normal 2 foot depth, with up to 4.7 inches of rain falling in
some areas. Data from the event showed that the peak of the storm was the
third highest on record.

“It’s very unusual to get so much precipitation in the liquid form in
December,” said Halm. He called it the perfect storm, as the heavy rain,
plus fog and warm conditions melted snow, adding even more liquid to the
waterways.

The rainfall came when the ground was already saturated from rainfall
earlier in the month.

It raises questions about whether heavy rainstorms in December are becoming
more common and the far-reaching effects that could have on the area. Halm
cautioned that it’s too soon to know for sure, but said that people need to
be prepared.

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