The Fourth of July is starting mostly sunny and warm in metro Denver, but a few fireworks in the form of thunder storms are expected to develop in the afternoon.

Thursday will be another hot day across the Denver metro area and Eastern Colorado with afternoon highs climbing into the 90s. Highs in the mountains will drop a couple of degrees as compared to Wednesday,

The July Fourth holiday weekend started on a stormy note for many around the tri-state as a line of powerful thunderstorms swept through the area, bringing down trees and power lines.

Three people were killed when severe thunderstorms swept through Plainfield and North Plainfield, New Jersey on Thursday night, officials say. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports on the damage.

Powerful thunderstorms that swept through New Jersey on Thursday killed at least three people and knocked out power to thousands, officials said. In a social media post late Thursday night, Gov. Phil Murphy said he had been briefed on the “severe thunderstorms that hit Central Jersey

Some residents in the Northeast are spending their July Fourth holiday cleaning up from strong thunderstorms that swept through the region

Powerful gusts blew down trees in central New Jersey on Thursday, killing three people who were in their cars.

Three people were killed when severe thunderstorms swept through New Jersey on Thursday night, officials say.A spokesperson for the city of Plainfield said two men were killed when a tree fell onto a vehicle they were in.