PHOTOS: Storm Leaves Path Of Destruction In Its Wake

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — About 18,000 people were without power Tuesday due to a severe thunderstorm that blanketed North Jersey with heavy rain and wind.

There were reports of downed trees and power lines throughout Bergen County Tuesday night.

PSE&G reported that more than 16,900 customers were without power. The towns with the most outages are:

• Wallington: 4,176
• Rutherford: 2,111
• Ridgewood: 1,583
• Waldwick: 1,780
• Ho-Ho-Kus: 1,211
• East Rutherford: 1,151

Another 1,115 Bergen County Orange & Rockland customers were without power, including more than 200 in Mahwah, the utility reported.

Route 46 East is closed in Clifton before Van Houten Avenue due to a transformer fire at Schumacher Chevrolet and downed poles and wires.

The storm left destruction in its wake throughout North Jersey:

• There was a house fire in Maywood, Daily Voice reported.
• Oradell Avenue in Paramus was closed in both directions after a tree fell.
• A tree fell in front of Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township. Trees also reportedly fell onto houses on Summit and Mountain avenues, according to Daily Voice. A tree also fell across the NJ Transit tracks in Westwood.

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Photos:

An uprooted tree in a Wyckoff yard. (Courtesy of Cheryl Blum)
A tree fell in front of Immaculate Heart Academy in Westwood. (Courtesy of Katie Fisher)
A tree fell on Bruce Drive in Paramus (Courtesy of Jaime Janson)
A tree fell in between two homes (submitted)
A tree fell on Ingraham Terrace at Brookwood Drive (Courtesy of Maureen Machado)
Last photo: A fallen tree on Mountain Road in Mahwah (Courtesy of Josephine Balsamo)