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More than two months' worth of rain fell in two hours on聽New聽York's Long Island on Wednesday, causing聽flash聽flooding and swamping cars on roads that were turned into rivers during the morning rush hour.

The National Weather Service issued the following updated advisory for the Long Island flooding this morning:

Residual flooding continues across portions of Suffolk County this morning after anywhere from 5 to 13 inches fell. Most of the rain has moved out of the area. The drier weather will allow any flood waters to gradually recede.

With the storm expected to end mid-morning, a total of 13.1 inches was measured at聽Long Island's MacArthur Airport聽in Islip, said Christopher Vaccaro, spokesman for the National Weather Service.

"Wow, they had more than two months of rainfall in two hours," Vaccaro said. "It's really quite a dangerous situation. Heavy rainfall coupled with the morning commute is a problem."

Lauren Nash, a National Weather Service meteorologist, that total rainfall in Islip, on Long Island reached more than 13 inches by 8 a.m., beating the previous daily record of 6.7 inches.

The聽Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway聽was partially closed due to flooding, police said, and television video of other roadways showed cars submerged up to their windows.

Flash聽flood聽warnings for Long Island and southeastern聽Connecticut聽remained in effect through the morning.

The weather system was the same one that drenched Washington and聽Baltimore聽on Tuesday, Vaccaro said.

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(Reporting by Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Bill Trott)