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.
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.
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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