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Floods Trap Drivers, Close Roads In Bergen County As More Thunderstorms Loom

A thunderstorm caused flash floods and fires in Bergen County, with more rain on the way.

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Glen Rock, on Monday night (Boyd A. Loving)

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — After severe thunderstorms swept through northern Bergen County on Monday night, a train line was suspended, roads were closed, and fires burned in Wyckoff and Ridgewood.

Up to five more inches of rain are expected in Bergen County on Tuesday.

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On Monday night, downed wires and a fire in Wyckoff closed lanes of Route 206.

Firefighters also fought a blaze in Ridgewood. Officials confirmed for Patch Tuesday that the two-alarm blaze was believed to have been caused by a lightning strike.

A BMW temporarily because trapped in flood waters near a railroad bridge in Glen Rock.

The cavalry (Boyd A. Loving)

NJ Transit suspended its Pascack Valley Line due to flooding around 8 p.m.

The National Weather Service in New York asked residents of Bergen and Rockland counties to submit damage reports.

The storm-related impacts aren't likely to subside soon, as up to 5 inches of rain are expected to fall in Bergen County on Tuesday. See the forecast and links to track the storm as it approaches here.

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