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Washington starts the morning under a cold, quiet sky, but the real concern sits beneath the surface. Saturated soil across western parts of the state has pushed landslide risk higher, and another round of rain could act as the trigger as Christmas Eve approaches.
According to the National Weather Service in Seattle, heavy rainfall over the past week has left hillsides unstable across western Washington. While rain today remains relatively light, additional showers Monday into Wednesday may be enough to spark landslides or debris flows, especially near steep slopes, road cuts, and burn scars…