It happened on Deerfield Lane in Woodcliff Lake around 8:30 a.m.
Brian Sumper said that just as the lightning started picking up, he heard a loud boom.
The sound scared his 2-year old son and made him cry.
Seconds later, Sumper says he began seeing smoke.
"The noise was completely different than the lightning you hear outside your house," he said. "Just smoke, it was all the electrical circuits. So it smelled like an electrical fire, but there was no fire inside."
He said his family ran outside of the house and called the fire department.
"Terrifying, it was terrifying," his wife said. "I heard the loud noise, and I knew something was wrong."
The strike knocked out electricity in the home, and Sumper says half of their appliances and lights don't work.
No one in the house was hurt.
ALSO READ | With shark bites increasing, what to know if you encounter one while swimming
What you need to know about shark safety
----------
* Get Eyewitness News Delivered
* More New Jersey news
* Send us a news tip
* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts
* Follow us on YouTube