Essex storm history

A tree fell on a 30 year old male near North Munn Avenue in East Orange NJ. The man died an hour later at the hospital.

A 55 year old man was found dead on Ridgewood Road in the vicinity of Berkeley Road in Maplewood due to flooding. He is believed to have been swept away by flood waters while attempting to remove debris from drains in the area.

A 66 year old man and his 46 year old daughter died as a result of flooding after going into the basement of their home on Lincoln Place in Irvington to secure it as the Elizabeth River began to overflow.

A car carrying two Seton Hall University students was overcome by flood waters on Main Avenue near Benson Avenue in Passaic. The body of one of the students, a 21 year old man, was later found in Newark after being swept down the Passaic River.

An unidentified person died by electrocution as a result of flooding in Essex County.

Lightning struck 4 persons under a tree outside the Ivy Hill Apartments on Mount Vernon Place, killing one and injuring 3 others.

A large tree limb struck a 61-year-old female in the head at approximately 1338EST, resulting in a fatal injury.

A fifty foot silver maple tree cracked at its base and fell on a man walking along the sidewalk on South Center Street, in Orange.

Car stuck in flood waters at Clay Street and Route 21.

A 911 call center reporting trees down on both Eisenhower Parkway and Livingston Parkway near Interstate 280.

Live wires down on Northfield Avenue in South Orange.

Tree down on wires on West Northfield Road in Orange.

House struck by lightning in South Orange NJ.

Large tree across road in East Orange NJ.

Flooding near and on the campus of Seton Hall University.

NJ 21 is closed in both directions between Clay Street and Mount Pleasant Ave due to flooding.

Road closed due to flooding at Hillside Terrace.

Washington Avenue is closed due to flooding.

Major flooding and roads closed by Memorial Oval.

Water rescue on Harrison Avenue.

Three right and left and lanes closed in both directions on Garden State Parkway at Exit 147 due to flooding.

Several cars stranded in flood waters on the Garden State Parkway North of I-78, especially in the area of Bloomfield.

All lanes closed and detoured in both directions on the Garden State Parkway in the vicinity of Exit 147.

Low hanging wires over Eagle Rock Road in Roseland due to thunderstorm wind damage.

Wires down on White Street.

Multiple trees down near North 11th Street in Newark NJ.

Tree on a house on Hillside Avenue in Livingston NJ.

Primary wire down on house causing housefire in Belleville NJ.

Smull Avenue closed from Ward Place to Hatfield Street due to downed power lines.

Route 7 closed due to flooding.

Road closure due to flooding near South Street in Newark.

Road closure due to flooding near South Street in Newark.

Large tree limbs fallen on car in irionbound section of Newark.

Large tree branches down on road.

Flash flooding on McClellan Street with traffic blocked.

Tree on a house and car on East Passaic Avenue and Watchung Avenue.

Tree down on Graylock Parkway.

Fallen tree on home.

Bragaw Avenue in Irvington, NJ had all lanes closed due to flooding from heavy rain.

The Essex County Sheriff's Department was closing Branch Brook Park in Newark due to flooding.