Severe storms caused widespread flash flooding across North Jersey Friday night, which prompted dozens of water rescues as drivers became stranded in flooded roadways.
Firefighters in Glen Rock rescued two people from a vehicle that became submerged on Maple Avenue beneath a railroad trestle. The car was quickly overwhelmed by rising water, with only the sunroof visible above the surface.
In Fair Lawn, firefighters responded to multiple flooding-related calls throughout the evening, including a rescue that involved a person who climbed onto the roof of a submerged vehicle on McBride Avenue…