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One person has died and another 13 have been injured after lightning struck a New Jersey archery range Wednesday night, according to police. The Jackson Township Police Department was alerted shortly before 7:15 p.m. local time of several people being struck by lightning at the Black Knight Bowbenders range, The New York Times reported.
Two people have died after their car was swept away in floodwaters in New Jersey Monday night, officials said in a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday morning."The City of Plainfield is deeply saddened to confirm that two individuals lost their lives during the flash flooding that occurred on July 14,
They come in part because local officials and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy seem willing to gamble that the worst climate projections won’t come to pass.