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February Rain Record In Western Washington Could Fall Monday
Weather models indicate a rainstorm Monday night could break weather records.
BELLEVUE, WA - At just a little over halfway through February, the Puget Sound area is poised to break rainfall records for the month.
The National Weather Service says that a weather system expected to hit Monday night will dump enough rain on the region to break the all-time February record.
Weather models show that the region could get hit with up to 2 inches of rain at the beginning of this week.
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New model data coming in tonight shows a possibility that Seattle could surpass it's all-time Feb rainfall record on Mon night or Tue. #wawx pic.twitter.com/v1vreDedKq
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) February 17, 2017
The all-time February record stands at 9.11 inches, according to the weather service. If the region does get 2 inches or more, the month's total will be at nearly 10 inches - and there's still a little over a week left in the month.
#Seattle's February rainfall is now up to 7.84". All-time record for February is 9.11". Here's what we could add in the next 7 days. #wawx pic.twitter.com/casY4z0JCR
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) February 16, 2017
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