Severe weather causes flooding, property damage in Union County, causes wall collapse in Watchung, New Jersey

Several inches of rain have fallen in parts of Union County, New Jersey, Wednesday, leaving some areas with severe flooding. That flooding even resulted in a wall collapse in Watchung. It happened in the parking lot of the Weldon Quarry. Fortunately, no one was inside of the several cars that were smashed as flat as pancakes.





Nina Pineda has the details



Mike Waterhouse and Jennifer Matarese 

Updated 1 hr 14 mins ago 


SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. (WABC) -- 

Most of the severe flooding has been concentrated in the Scotch Plains area. Meteorologist Jeff Smith said AccuTrack radar indicates more than 3 inches have fallen in the area. He said the storm stayed in place over that area for at least two hours.

Water got into a lot of cars on Route 22, some parts saw pavement buckle as water poured beneath it.

The sad sound of car alarms filled the damp, heavy air. Big dump trucks couldn't make it through the high water, so smaller cars never had a chance.

Utility poles too became unmoored and had to be wrangled later.

We're getting some photos from Eyewitness News viewers that show extreme flooding in the area, with high water making it into some homes.

These photos show flooding on Byrd Avenue off Route 22 in Scotch Plains:


This photo shows just how high the water got on the highway:


 


And here's what it looked like after the water levels went down:

 

 Here some other photos sent to us via Twitter:

This one shows a car submerged in flood water, and appears to be stuck:


A fire truck blocked off the roadway here, so that no one could drive into high water:


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