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.

There were several fatalities in Central Jersey due to severe thunderstorms and winds that hit the area Thursday evening, Gov. Phil Murphy wrote on X. The governor did not confirm how many people were killed.