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Thousands in Western Washington were affected Monday morning as a June storm flooded the region with rainfall and seared it with strong winds.

The Washington State Department of Ecology has declared a drought emergency for much of the state, but not everyone is buying the notion, including University of Washington professor Cliff Mass.

Last year's cherry crop, though plentiful and of great quality, struggled thanks to weather issues that caused an overlap between the California and Northwest harvest seasons. But UW professor Cliff Mass says that's not likely this year.

Last year's cherry crop, though plentiful and of great quality, struggled thanks to weather issues that caused an overlap between the California and Northwest harvest seasons. But UW professor Cliff Mass says that's not likely this year.

“The exception proves that the rule is wrong. That is the principle of science.”