Steady rain adds up

Tree branches drip with pearls of rainwater as the local area was getting a relatively high amount of rain early this week. Star weather hobbyist and columnist Bob Valen has been measuring local rainfall since 2008. The only ohter time he's recorded more than an inch was in May of 2010 with 1.33 inches. Valen said Monday morning that he'd measured 1.25 inches in 24 hours. Tuesday morning the Washington Dept. of Transportation warned of standing water on SR-21 near the San Poil River.

- Scott Hunter photo