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1st fall rainstorm backs up traffic, revives lawns

By Doug Esser
Published September 24, 2014 7:32pm ET
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1st fall rainstorm backs up traffic, revives lawns
A group of tourists from Korea huddle under umbrellas as while touring the Pike Place Market in the rain Wednesday morning, Sept. 24, 2014, in Seattle. The first fall rainstorm in Western Washington kept gutters running overnight, slickened roads, revived lawns and reminded residents the warm, dry summer is over. In the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported 0.98 inch of rain at Sea-Tac Airport, 1.13 inches at Olympia and 0.60 at Everett. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) | Elaine Thompson

SEATTLE (AP) — The first fall rainstorm in Western Washington kept gutters running overnight, slickened roads, revived lawns and reminded residents the warm, dry summer is over.

In the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported 0.98 inch of rain at Sea-Tac Airport, 1.13 inches at Olympia and 0.60 at Everett. One spotter near Gig Harbor reported 1.97 inches.

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