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Tropical Storm Rachel Leaves A Big Mark

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(Alta, UT) — Tropical Storm Rachel is gone but the totals are just now being added up. Some parts of the Wasatch Mountains recorded over seven inches of rain. It was a similar number for the Pine Valley Mountains in southwestern Utah.

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