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Ash puzzles Clark County drivers, keeps car washes busy

Particles piggyback on raindrops from high in atmosphere

By Becca Robbins, Columbian staff reporter
Published: September 8, 2021, 4:53pm
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The line at Kaady Car Wash backed up on Mill Plain Boulevard on Wednesday morning after people awoke to their cars covered in ash from early-morning rainfall.
The line at Kaady Car Wash backed up on Mill Plain Boulevard on Wednesday morning after people awoke to their cars covered in ash from early-morning rainfall. (Photo contributed by Angela Moore) Photo Gallery

Clark County residents awoke Wednesday to find their vehicles covered in ash, despite fairly clear skies Tuesday.

The air wasn’t thick with haze at the surface Tuesday, but there was smoke high up in the atmosphere, according to the National Weather Service in Portland.

Light rainfall early Wednesday morning brought down the ash particles, leaving some residents bewildered as to where the mess came from.

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