Jul 27, 2009 1:38 pm US/Eastern
Wild Sunday Weather Leaves A Mess Across Tri-State
Severe Storms Wreak Havoc All Over Tri-State On Sunday, Toppling Trees And Flooding Streets
Lightning Strike Claims 1 Life, Injures 3 In New Jersey
By CBS 2's Scott Rapoport
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (CBS) ―
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CBS 2 HD viewer Simon Gifter took this image of a toppled tree on a car in New Jersey on Sunday, July 26, 2009.
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Snapped, spiked and downed trees littered the landscape in Somerset County's Bedminster Township following severe storms on Sunday night, raising talks of a potential tornado among the locals.
"We're positive that a tornado had to have come through here," township resident Valerie Woods told CBS 2 HD.
In Newark, one man was killed and three others were burned and unconscious after lightning struck a tree they were huddling beneath in the woods off Mt. Vernon Place.
In other parts of Newark and Jersey City, amid the rain and reports of funnel clouds, residents couldn't believe what they were seeing.
"I saw really, really heavy ice come down, and big pieces too," said Newark resident Mario Hernandez.
At LaGuardia Airport, the wild weather brought flight delays, cancellations and new meaning to the term "airport lodging" for passengers unable to get a room in booked hotels.
And that meant some people were forced to sleep at the airport, wherever they could.
"Well, we're trying to connect to Orlando and they cancelled the flight," said John Sumulong. "They cancelled the flight and said there's no hotels."
While the flights are said to be back on a regular schedule on Monday, another round of expected afternoon showers could change all that.
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