Wild Videos Emerge After Thunderstorm Batters Hoboken And Jersey City

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — Two days of 90-degree temperatures in North Jersey ended with a thunderstorm on Saturday night, downing trees and causing power outages.

In Hudson County, residents reported high winds and damage.

Hoboken Mayor Emily Jabbour posted Sunday that a large tree branch had fallen in Columbus Park, near Ninth Street, and workers planned to remove it later.

The National Weather Service reported wind gusts of 54 MPH in Jersey City and 58 MPH at Newark Airport during the storm, which blew into Hudson County just before 8 p.m. Saturday.

National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Radell told Patch that straight-line winds caused much of the damage in northeastern New Jersey, particularly in Bergen County, but there were no indications of a microburst.

Residents in Hoboken and Jersey City posted videos of people reacting to the storm, and cleaning up.

"POV you ignored the severe thunderstorm warning," wrote Nazlizeynepn on Instagram, showing people running from Pier A Park in Hoboken as the wind whips up.

"That storm was a doozy," posted Frank Young, the owner of Treehouse Coffee, with a video showing his staff repairing a fence that had fallen. See that video here.

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