HUDSON COUNTY, NJ \u2014 Two days of 90-degree temperatures in North Jersey were capped with a sudden thunderstorm on Saturday evening, downing trees and causing power outages throughout New Jersey.<\/p>\n
In Hudson County, residents reported high winds and damage.<\/p>\n
Mayor Emily Jabbour posted that a large tree branch came down<\/a> in Columbus Park, near Ninth Street, and workers planned to remove it Sunday.<\/p>\n The National Weather Service reported<\/a> wind gusts of 54 MPH in Jersey City and 58 MPH at Newark Airport during the storm, which blew into Hudson County around 8 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n Residents in Hoboken and Jersey City posted videos of people reacting to the storm, and cleaning up.<\/p>\n “POV you ignored the severe thunderstorm warning,” wrote Nazlizeynepn on Instagram, showing people running from Pier A Park as the wind whips up.<\/a><\/p>\n “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.<\/a><\/p>\n