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.

Heavy thunderstorms killed several people and caused widespread damage in New Jersey overnight ahead of the holiday weekend, authorities said, as storms walloped the Northeast.

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.

After a plane crashed near Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey, Wednesday, fourteen people were taken to hospitals.