{"id":10902,"date":"2025-07-15T05:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T05:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/10902\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T05:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T05:47:05","slug":"july-14-2025-storms-cause-emergency-level-flooding-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/10902\/","title":{"rendered":"July 14, 2025 storms cause emergency-level flooding in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency on Monday evening as torrential thunderstorms quickly flooded parts of New Jersey.<\/p>\n

“I am declaring a State of Emergency given flash flooding and high levels of rainfall in parts of the state,” Murphy said just after 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

“Please stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travel. Stay safe, New Jersey.”<\/p>\n

The rainwaters were quickly inundated parts of the state.<\/p>\n

Video clips posted to X and Instagram showed flash flooding in New Providence, Scotch Plains, and a stretch of the New Jersey Turnpike in the Linden area, among others.<\/p>\n

Good news on the horizon<\/p>\n

New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow<\/a> said just after 8:30 p.m. that the heaviest rain had already moved from Northeast New Jersey, which faced the highest flood risks.<\/p>\n

That will allow flood waters to start to recede, although it is still raining there \u2014 adding to the 4 to 7 inches0 that already fell around Union County earlier,” Zarrow said.<\/p>\n

Zarrow said the storms would continue in Central and South Jersey until about midnight.<\/p>\n

“Still lots of treacherous and even impossible travel this evening. Be very careful out there, and just stay put if you can.”<\/p>\n

MORE FROM DAN ZARROW: How to protect your home before a flood strikes<\/a>Power outages<\/p>\n

With wind speeds not being a major factor in this storm, power outages at 9 p.m. were limited to a few hundred addresses for JCP&L and PSE&G, the state’s two largest electric utilities.<\/p>\n

A tornado’s rapidly approaching – what should you do?<\/p>\n

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