Rain fell almost continuously in the first few days of October in the area. This photo, taken the morning of Oct. 3 south of St. Joseph, shows water levels rose enough to create this pond near Woodcrest of Country Manor (at left). In the center of the photo, at pond’s edge, are two sandhill cranes. Since Sunday night, Oct. 1, an average of 3.5 inches of rain fell in the St. Joseph area before sun returned Wednesday. St. Cloud recorded the most rainfall for Oct. 1 (1.5 inches) since that date in 1982.
