Western Washington is starting off wildfire season on the wrong foot with dry spring conditions fanning the flames of what could another destructive season.
While the Puget Sound region experienced patches of rain last weekend, the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) noted that it was not enough to erase months of deficits, and drought conditions are expected to persist in Washington. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Seattle, this April has been 7th warmest on record, preceded by the 11th driest March.
Much of Western Washington is currently classified by the United States Drought Monitor as being “abnormally dry.”
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