Town Supervisor Ed Lachterman said at one point more than 2,000 people were left in the dark primarily due to branches taking out power lines and transformers popping.

The scene is repeated throughout Goshen, Middletown, Warwick, and Washingtonville: Massive, old trees lie in pieces, blocking roads and causing significant damage.

At a home on Murray Avenue, a thick tree split and fell, narrowly missing the main part of the house, just brushing a corner of the porch.

The town can program the sirens to go off whenever lightning reaches a certain radius in the area.

The primary threat for the storms is damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. Hail, lightning and torrential downpours are also expected.

Emergency crews are out now accessing the full damage.

In East Orange, a tree fell in the backyard where family members were gathered.

In East Orange, a tree fell in the backyard where family members were gathered.

A spokesperson from the National Weather Service says that radar and available observational evidence points toward straight-line winds and a microburst.

One resident shared on Facebook that the storm was so intense, they couldn’t see anything out of their window for several minutes until it passed.

One resident shared on Facebook that the storm was so intense, they couldn’t see anything out of their window for several minutes until it passed.

Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Michele Powers says there will be a threat of high winds, hail and lightning Sunday afternoon.

In Cranford, the major damage was a tree through a window. Police said no one was home.

News 12 Storm Watch Team says to expect more heat and some scattered storms this afternoon.

News 12’s Tony Caputo is in Middletown with the latest on repair efforts in the area.

News 12's Melanie Palmer was in Thunderbolt 12 Friday evening checking out the road conditions between Ramapo and West Nyack in Rockland County.

News 12's Marissa Santorelli is live at Grand Army Plaza giving you a close look at just how bad the rainfall can get.

News 12's Melanie Palmer was in Thunderbolt 12 Friday evening checking out the road conditions on Jackson Avenue in Yonkers.

Generators, water pumps and flood barriers were just some of the tools that were tested.

News 12 Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Alex Calamia says there will be comfortable conditions with a mix of sun and clouds before an expected heat wave next week.

Storm Team Meteorologist Skyler Harman says it will remain muggy and not cool overnight. It will stay muggy on Friday. Showers work their way in by midmorning.

News 12 Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Matt Hammer says to expect hot, humid weather along with scattered showers and stormy conditions later today.

News 12 Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Hope Osemwenkhae says Friday will feel hot, hazy and humid with highs in the mid- to upper-80s.

News 12 Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Hope Osemwenkhae says Friday will feel hot, hazy and humid with highs in the mid- to upper-80s.