Flooding continues along coast

Carolinas drenched as historical rain system settles over region

Dillon Christ, front, and Kyle Barnell paddle their canoe down a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., Saturday. Rain pummeling parts of the East Coast showed little sign of slackening Saturday, with record-setting precipitation prolonging the soppy misery that has been eased only by news that powerful Hurricane Joaquin will not hit the U.S. - photo by Associated Press

W East Coast Rainstorm Ledb — Dillon Christ, front, and Kyle Barnell paddle their canoe down a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., Saturday. Rain pummeling parts of the East Coast showed little sign of slackening Saturday, with record-setting precipitation prolonging the soppy misery that has been eased only by news that powerful Hurricane Joaquin will not hit the U.S. - photo by Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S.C. — While spared the full fury of Hurricane Joaquin, parts of the East Coast still saw record-setting rain Saturday that shut down roads, waterlogged crops and showed little sign of letting up. Much of the drenching was centered in the Carolinas, but coastal communities as far away as New Jersey were feeling the effects of unrelenting rainfall. Rain and flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the East Coast through Sunday.

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