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Viral Video Shows New Jersey Deliveryman’s Narrow Escape From Lightning

The clip captures a storm with record rainfall resulting in three deaths with flood warnings still in effect

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Overview

  • Monday’s doorbell camera shows deliveryman Jovanni Behun narrowly avoiding a lightning bolt outside a home in Wayne, New Jersey.
  • The storm unleashed New York City’s second-wettest hour ever, sending floodwaters onto the FDR Drive, submerging other major arteries.
  • Flash floods killed two people earlier this week after urban drainage systems were overwhelmed.
  • A Wednesday lightning strike at a New Jersey archery club killed an instructor and injured 13 boys.
  • States of emergency cover the region with weather warnings highlighting heavy rains, lightning risks, fragile urban drainage.