A deadly storm with winds topping 60 mph tore through central New Jersey on Thursday night, forcing one town to cancel its Fourth of July celebrations.

A fast-moving and violent thunderstorm killed three people and left a path of destruction in central New Jersey.

The intense thunderstorm may have looked and sounded like a tornado, but that's not what happened, according to forecasters who examined the damage.

Powerful gusts blew down trees in central New Jersey on Thursday, killing three people who were in their cars.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for large portions of New Jersey, warning that heavy rainfall and thunderstorms

Gov. Murphy responds after deadly New Jersey storm kills 3, causing significant damage and outages across Plainfield and nearby towns.

The recent cycle of heat and thunderstorms have been a perfect recipe for the growth of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in some of New Jersey’s lakes and reservoirs. The blooms,

Severe storms in New Jersey have resulted in "fatalities," Gov. Phil Murphy confirmed in a statement on social media.

At least three people were killed by felled trees overnight Thursday as violent storms ripped through central New Jersey. A pair of men, ages 25 and 79, were driving through Plainfield when a tree crushed their vehicle, taking numerous power lines down with it sometime between 6 and 7 p.m., officials said.

Families in Ocean City, New Jersey, enjoyed a day on the beach and boardwalk despite the evening storms. Kerri Corrado reports.