Police say 60-year-old Lubia Estevez, a food services cashier at Plainfield High School, was one of two people killed during Monday's intense storms.

Authorities say two people in New Jersey were killed after their vehicle was swept up in flood waters during a storm that moved across the U.S. Northeast overnight. Authorities said Tuesday

Flooded roads in Plainfield, New Jersey, led to slow-moving traffic following torrential rainfall. Footage shows roads submerged, with emergency vehicles flashing their lights as they responded to the developing situation on July 14.

New Jersey is under a state of emergency after a flash flood caused at least two deaths in Plainfield and damage across Union County.

Footage shows wooden slats from the home on the ground with other debris. The blast took place around the same time heavy rainfall hit the northeast.

Cleanup is just beginning for many residents of North Plainfield, New Jersey, where Monday night’s flooding brought upwards of 12 feet of rain into people’s homes.

Two people were killed in Plainfield, New Jersey during flash flooding as severe storms lashed the area. Video credit: @lamontclair

The two women were in their car on the road when it was swept into the Cedar Brook during the height of the storm.

Lina Delgado-Ramos and her family are lucky to be alive after a freak explosion reduced their New Jersey home to rubble during Monday’s flash-flooding mere hours after they fled to escape