Heavy rain over a two day period caused damage to the Elma High School. The heavy rain also triggered mudslides, one which knocked a house off its foundation in Gig Harbor.
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The episode as NWS SEW wrote it up.
Heavy rain over a two day period caused damage to the Elma High School. The heavy rain also triggered mudslides, one which knocked a house off its foundation in Gig Harbor. SeaTac set a new two month precipitation record after 21.42 inches fell in Nov and Dec of 1998.
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1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, December 1998
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