The weather even triggered a tornado warning for parts of Ocean and Monmouth counties in New Jersey. That warning expired at 7:15 p.m. A heat advisory was in effect across much of the area from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with feels-like temperatures over 100 degrees.

Severe storms in New Jersey have resulted in "fatalities," Gov. Phil Murphy confirmed in a statement on social media.

A fast-moving and violent thunderstorm killed three people and left a path of destruction in central New Jersey.