Powerful storms rock the Jersey Shore Friday morning

From Asbury Park to Point Pleasant. What a way to end the week. All of a sudden, it was like getting hit with like five flashbangs and the loudest bang I've ever heard. And for Andrew Gross and Rob Humani, a close encounter with a powerful lightning strike. I think I got a little bit of a concussive blast from it. I think I was looking up at the ceiling and I felt a flash and a bang that felt. The strike at the home the family nicknamed Serendipity Point left this hole next to Andrew's bedroom, frayed the ends of these wires, punched another hole in the garage, and sent chunks of brick and mortar flying across the yard. In Point Beach, nearly five inches of rain left feet of water on Route 35 north in front of Luigi's Pizza. I saw from you, from right in the morning, I got a bunch of messages from my friends about how Luigi's is underwater right now and there's a bunch of cars outside flooded. And in Neptune, Route 35 flooded again next to Cali's Creamery. This time of year, any flash flooding event can and will be exaggerated due to the simple fact of there's so much leaves. And debris on the ground that can easily clog storm drains. In this location, look how high the water came. About two feet off the ground. In the front here, it got all the way to the door. And when, like we have a school bus depot right next door, when they were pulling out, it would create enough of a wave that it would enter in. Although the storms caused several fires and likely damaged a lot of vehicles, no injuries were reported. Jim Murdoch, News 12, New Jersey.