Wild Scenes Captured On Film As Thunderstorms Batter North Jersey

NORTH JERSEY, NJ — Two days of 90-degree temperatures in North Jersey ended with a thunderstorm on Saturday night, downing trees and causing power outages.

Hoboken Mayor Emily Jabbour posted Sunday that a large tree branch had fallen in Columbus Park, near Ninth Street, and workers planned to remove it later.

The National Weather Service got reports of wind gusts as high as 66 MPH in Jersey City, as well as 58 MPH at Newark Airport, and 60 MPH at Teterboro Airport during the storm, which blew into the area just before 8 p.m. Saturday.

National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Radell told Patch that straight-line winds caused much of the damage in northeastern New Jersey, particularly in Bergen County, but there were no indications of a microburst.

Residents in Hoboken and Jersey City posted videos of people reacting to the storm, and cleaning up.

"POV you ignored the severe thunderstorm warning," wrote Nazlizeynepn on Instagram, showing people running from Pier A Park in Hoboken as the wind whips up.

"That storm was a doozy," posted Frank Young, the owner of Treehouse Coffee, with a video showing his staff repairing a fence that had fallen. See that video here.

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