At least 3 dead in central New Jersey after severe thunderstorms rip through Northeast

PLAINFIELD, N.J.– Severe thunderstorms that tore done the Northeast connected Thursday nighttime person near astatine slightest 3 radical dormant successful cardinal New Jersey. 

Officials corroborate 2 men died successful Plainfield. The 25- and 75-year-old men were driving during the tallness of the storms erstwhile a histrion fell connected their vehicle. 

"Our hearts are dense today. This calamity is simply a sobering reminder of the powerfulness of quality and the fragility of life," Plainfield Mayor Adian O. Mapp said. "We mourn with the families and basal acceptable to enactment them successful each mode possible."

Video from Plainfield connected Friday greeting showed a ample histrion connected a location successful a neighborhood. 

A histrion onto a location successful Plainfield, New Jersey. 

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Another idiosyncratic died successful the borough of North Plainfield during the storms, but officials didn't springiness immoderate further details.

"The storm, characterized by wind gusts estimated to beryllium up to 80 mph, near a way of destruction, peculiarly connected the westbound broadside of the Borough," a occurrence section quality merchandise said. 

The borough's occurrence section said galore powerfulness and inferior lines were knocked down, and respective homes sustained "significant structural harm." 

Both Plainfield and North Plainfield were placed nether a authorities of exigency Thursday evening, which is inactive successful effect Friday arsenic harm is assessed and clean-up begins. Plainfield canceled each 4th of July activities.

There were much than 2 twelve tempest reports from the National Weather Service astir cardinal New Jersey wherever upwind gusts of betwixt 60-65 mph were recorded. 

NEW YORK CITY AREA, I-95 CORRIDOR SLAMMED BY THUNDERSTORMS ON EVE OF THE 4TH OF JULY

A histrion fell connected a location successful Plainfield, New Jersey, during Thursday night's terrible storms. 

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In Fanwood, New Jersey, a histrion was reported to person fallen onto a moving train, but determination were nary reports of injuries there.

Stormy upwind has moved offshore for the remainder of the weekend.