Storm Rips Through Town - Updated 10:46 p.m.

Wind-driven rain is having its effect all over South Plainfield tonight.  Several roads are closed due to flooding, including New Market Avenue and the bridge on the South Clinton Extension.  Several smaller roads are also out.

High winds downed trees and power lines all over town, with scattered power outages near Park Avenue, along South Plainfield Avenue, and on South Clinton Avenue.  There are also reports of a partial roof collapse on South Clinton Avenue.

The Borough's police department and public works crews are out directing traffic and helping residents with downed trees.  Extra police, as well as public-works employees have been called in.

Spring Lake Park has overflown its banks (almost reaching the gas station and reaching the bottom of the bridge), and Veteran's Park is entirely under water, several feet deep in some areas.

The corner of Metuchen Road and Belmont Avenue is closed due to flooding, as are side-streets near New Market Pond.  Roads off New Market Avenue (Carmine, Elsie, etc.) are flooded as far as seven or eight house in. Fred Allen Drive is closed due to flood waters, as is the end of Lowden.  The parking lot behind Borough Hall is flooded, and police are moving their vehicles to TD Bank's parking lot.

Along Route 287 a downed tree resulted in a lane closure that snarled traffic.