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The rain really came back in force in time for the midmark of April.

From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle now.

I'm Paige Browning with a roundup of today's top stories. It's

Tuesday, April 14th. Before we get rolling today, do you want to be in a Seattle Now focus group?

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Some desperately needed snow is on the way to the Cascades.

We're talking 10 to 20 inches.

That's how much could drop on the Cascades and passes.

With that, a winter storm warnings in effect until 11 o'clock tomorrow night for the mountains. Meteorologist Jeff

Mahalski with the National Weather Service says the state still needs a lot more than this. It would be okay

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