Lubia Estevez and Forest Whitlock, both women in their 60s, died Monday night when they were traveling during an intense storm and their car ended up in a ditch before being washed away. Their families are now sharing the kind of people they were.

Severe storms brought flooding to New Jersey and Pennsylvania, resulting in two deaths, a house fire, and over 100 flight cancelations at Newark Airport.

The piles of destroyed belongings continue to grow in North Plainfield, where many are cleaning up for the second time in less than four years after Hurricane Ida. CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock reports.

Both westbound and eastbound lanes have since reopened. Crews were cleaning up mud, repairing the road and damaged dividers and repaving the roadway. They also painted new stripes in the eastbound lanes. All of these repairs are happening after Monday night's storm that flooded streets and damaged homes, roads and cars.

New Jersey faces a major cleanup effort after this week's flash floods swept through Union and Somerset counties.

Wycliffe Oloo, Watchung resident, walks past his flooded car in the aftermath of flash flooding on Somerset Street in North Plainfield on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Oloo was caught in his caught during the flash flood.

The two women were in their car on the road when it was swept into the Cedar Brook during the height of the storm.

Flash floods are occurring across the U.S., from Texas to New Jersey. Here's what you should know as risks escalate.