Parts of New Jersey experienced 6 inches of rain from the storms The city of Plainfield in New Jersey reported that two people died when their vehicle was swept away during the height of the storm on July 14 The North Plainfield Police Department said a house exploded overnight due to a possible gas leak Gov.

Heavy rain caused significant transportation delays in the Northeast on Monday, with flash flooding submerging cars, flooding roadways and canceling flights -- and more wet weather is in the forecast.

Two women were killed when their vehicle was swept into surging flood waters in Plainfield, New Jersey, during Monday night’s severe storms, city officials said. Their vehicle became submerged around 8 p.m. and was pulled into Cedar Brook in the area of Stelle Avenue, a city spokeswoman said.