<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53eba0816bb3f7ed17056f53-1200-800/453561030_10.jpg" alt="NY-Floods-10" border="0"><p class="source"><span>Getty Images/Andrew Theodorakis</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>The massive rains that hit the New York area Wednesday caused significant flooding in Suffolk County, east of New York City.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/nyregion/record-setting-rainfall-douses-new-york-area.html?ref=nyregion&amp;_r=0">rainfall was record-setting</a>.</p>
<p>So much rain fell during such a short time that the region's roadways were inundated.</p>
<p>Numerous drivers had to abandon their cars or wait for rescue workers to lend an assist.</p>
<p>The flooding completely shut down whole swaths of the road system and made the morning commute a mess for lots of motorists.</p>

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This Is What Record Rainfall Did To New York's Roads [PHOTOS]

Getty Images/Andrew TheodorakisThe massive rains that hit the New York area Wednesday caused significant flooding in Suffolk County, east of New York City. The rainfall was record-setting. So much rain fell during such a short time that the region's roadways were inundated. Numerous drivers had to abandon their cars or wait for rescue workers to lend an assist. The flooding completely shut down whole swaths of the road system and made the morning commute a mess for lots of motorists.

Getty ImagesAndrew TheodorakisThe massive rains that hit the New York area Wednesday caused significant flooding in Suffolk County, east of New York City. 
The rainfall was recordsetting.

This Is What Record Rainfall Did To New York's Roads [PHOTOS]

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