Storm Knocks Out Power, Downs Trees In Bergen And Passaic County

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Hundreds lost power and residents near Ridgewood and Paramus reported hail, downed tree limbs and heavy rain during afternoon thunderstorms which stretched into the evening across the state.

More than 27,000 were without power Monday afternoon, and PSE&G reported 386 active outages, and more than 16,000 affected customers after 5 p.m.

As of 4:49 p.m., thunderstorms across the area had produced up to an inch of rain, and flash flooding was either underway or expected, according to the National Weather Service.

In Ridgewood, one Twitter user reported larger-than pea sized hail, and shows wind damage including downed tree limbs.

Slightly larger than pea sized hail coming down near Ridgewood, NJ. Second time in my life I’ve seen hail fall at my house. pic.twitter.com/tMP3Hzp2wt
— Tomer Burg (@burgwx) July 6, 2020

Surveyed the area. Lots of downed branches. Tree and power line down. Sirens all over. Feels like a war zone pic.twitter.com/nj6klUXRXV
— Tomer Burg (@burgwx) July 6, 2020

Hail was also reported in Paramus and Teaneck.

In addition to the flash flood warning, the NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Bergen and Passaic County.

THE NWS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN BERGEN COUNTY INCLUDING HILLSDALE UNTIL 5:45pm. Heavy rain, strong winds & pea size hail are all possible.
— Hillsdale OEM (@HillsdaleOEMNJ) July 6, 2020

PSE&G reported 5,808 affected customers in Bergen County and 1,082 in Passaic, though none were reported in Wayne Township just before 6 p.m.

Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Paramus, Ridgewood and Teaneck were all affected, with 769 Teaneck residents affected by the store, according to PSE&G. Over 100 residents of Ridgewood and Parmus were also impacted.