Police say 60-year-old Lubia Estevez, a food services cashier at Plainfield High School, was one of two people killed during Monday's intense storms.

Statewide, rain totals ranged from .11 inches in Hamilton, Mercer County to 6.64 inches in Clark and 6.24 inches in Westfield.

Thursday marks a third day of cleanup for residents of North Plainfield, whose homes took on massive amounts of water in Monday night’s flash floods. Some residents said it was worse than Hurricane Ida.

The Plainfield Area Humane Society battled serious flooding, but thanks to dedicated volunteers, all animals were rescued. Now, they need community support to recover and restock essential supplies.

Two women killed Monday night when their vehicle got washed away during severe flooding in Plainfield have been identified.

Fox News meteorologist Haley Meier reports from North Plainfield, NJ where a residential home exploded during Tuesday night’s severe flooding on ‘America Reports’.

Four people escaped before a house exploded in North Plainfield on Monday night during severe storms that also required dozens of people in the borough to be rescued due to rising flood waters. The explosion occurred at about 11:25 p.

Lubia Estevez and Forest Whitlock, both women in their 60s, died Monday night when they were traveling around 8 p.m. during an intense storm and their car ended up in a ditch before being washed away. It is unclear where they were headed or how they know each other.

The two women in their 60s were killed after their car was swept into the Cedar Brook during the height of the storm.

Two people are dead after heavy rains and thunderstorms swept through the tri-state area overnight on Monday, July 14, 2025. Torrential rainfall swamped the city’s subway system, flooded