Gov. Murphy responds after deadly New Jersey storm kills 3, causing significant damage and outages across Plainfield and nearby towns.

Deaths were reported after severe thunderstorms hit parts of New Jersey on Thursday evening."I have been briefed on the severe thunderstorm and heavy winds that hit Central Jersey this evening and resulted in fatalities.

Plainfield, New Jersey, was forced to cancel its July Fourth celebrations after severe thunderstorms caused damage and knocked out power across central New Jersey. Governor Phil Murphy announced multiple deaths.

A deadly storm with winds topping 60 mph tore through central New Jersey, forcing one town to cancel its Fourth of July celebrations. Thursday night's severe thunderstorm killed at least three people: one in North Plainfield and two in Plainfield,

The plane, a Cessna 208B, had engine trouble minutes after taking off from a small airport in Gloucester County, officials said. Three people were critically injured.