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Washed away labor day plans for many along the east coast. for some parts of the country the wettest summer on record. abc's steve osunsami has more. >> reporter: across much of the northeast, more blinding rain. >> reporter: why can't it rain just a little in lake county north carolina heavy rains were dramatic. rescue workers had to pull a set of parents and their young children from their car. after it started sinking in the floodwaters. same story, lexington, kentucky, where a police cruiser stalled in the flash floods. >> we have never seen anything like this. >> reporter: outside atlanta...

Wettest summer on record. in just july, miami beach got a whopping 18.5 inches of rain. in ft. lauderdale, they saw nearly 15.5 inches of rainfall. in wichita, this minivan needed a boost after stalling out in the flooded street. in fact, kansas broke 144 rainfall records in the first week of august alone. and they're not alone. chattanooga, tennessee has already seen more than 4 inches of rain this month. that's more rain in the first two weeks of august than they usually see in the entire month. philadelphia is having its s soggiest summer yet. last month they set an entire record for rainfa...

Cyclist struggling to get through the flooded downtown streets. georgia, tennessee and arkansas have seen flash flooding this season as storms continue to drench the south. for many places, it's been the wettest summer on record. in just july miami beach got a whopping 18.5 inches of rain. in fort lauderdale, they saw nearly 15.5 inches of rainfall. in kansas it poured for a week straight. look at this road that buckled and collapsed. in wichita, this van needed a boost after stalling out in the flooded street. kansas broke 144 rainfall records in the first week of august alone. and they are n...

>> a little bit of both. it was bad. june we saw so much rain. we're still dealing with the heavy rain across the country. in charleston, south carolina, the rain has been relentless. check out this video of a cyclist struggling to get through the flooded downtown street. georgia, tennessee and arkansas have seen flash flooding this season as storms continue to drench the south. for many places, it had been the wettest summer on record. in just july, miami beach got 18.5 inches of rain. in fort lauderdale. they saw 15 inches of rainfall. in fact, kansas broke 144 rainfall records in the first ...