Heavy rains cause flooding in parts of the Tri-State area

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Heavy rain fell overnight and into Sunday morning. causing flooding in parts of the Tri-State area.

By the time the rain is all over later in the day, there could be total accumulations of 1 to 2 inches.

This was the scene at Main Street and 4th Avenue in Manasquan, New Jersey. (Courtesy @dpolz27 via Twitter)





And here's what it looked like Sunday morning on Beach 59th Street in the Arverne section of the Rockaways. (Photo courtesy Elizabeth Johnson.)

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Meteorologist Amy Freeze says the heaviest rain has tapered off and temperatures will climb to 60 Sunday, breaking a record for the date set in the late 1800's.



A coastal flood advisory was in effect until noon.

The rain caused a canal in Bellmore, Long Island to overflow, sending ducks into a backyard:


There was also street flooding on Doty Avenue on Staten Island: