One of the two people who died in Plainfield, New Jersey, during Monday's intense storms has been identified as a beloved member of the local school district.Lubia Estevez, 60, worked as a food services cashier in the Plainfield School District for 15 years.

The strike occurred at 7:07 p.m. during a stormy night and shortly before a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the area.

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding struck Plainfield and Scotch Plains, New Jersey, causing widespread disruption. The National Weather Service issued a warning at 7:31 PM EDT, due to thunderstorms producing 1–2 inches of rain, with an additional 1–2 inches expected.

The two women in their 60s were killed after their car was swept into the Cedar Brook during the height of the storm.

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.

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

Torrential rain swept across City and New Jersey overnight, killing two people after drowning entire neighborhoods with floodwater.