Rain brings slight relief to area

Published October 20, 2007 4:00am ET



The Washington region has broken its dry spell at last, but meteorologists say that’s not cause for too much excitement.

“If you take [Friday’s] event, I’d call it a drop in the bucket,” said Brian LaSorsa, a local National Weather Service meteorologist. “If average rainfall amounts do end up being what we’re predicting, we need another 20 of these events to bring the region up to normal levels.”

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