The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 3:52 p.m. on Friday for strong thunderstorms until 4:15 p.m. for Passaic, Hudson, Bergen and Essex counties.
Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 30 mph.
“At 3:51 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Hackensack, moving south at 15 mph,” according to the weather service. “Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”…