New Jersey is under a state of emergency after a flash flood caused at least two deaths in Plainfield and damage across Union County.

The National Weather Service urged people to avoid travel if a flash flood warning was in place for their area.

On Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. a flash flood warning was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA in effect until Wednesday at 3:15 a.m. for Stokes and Surry counties.

In Plainfield, New Jersey, two people were killed when their car was swept into Cedar Brook, city officials said. This comes days after two others were killed in severe storms in Plainfield on July 3.

The flooding necessitated rescues, grounded planes, and submerged vehicles in waist-high water less than two weeks after flash floods in Texas killed more than 100 people, triggering concerns about the increasing number of flood fatalities in recent years because of heavier rainfall,

New York and New Jersey hit by torrential rain and flash floods, forcing highway closures, suspending subway lines and flight delays.

Heavy rains during the evening brought flooding, road closures and power outages throughout New Jersey, which is under a state of emergency.

Camp Mystic's executive director began evacuating campers approximately 45 minutes after the National Weather Service issued a "life-threatening flash flooding" alert.