New York City got nailed by a monster thunderstorm last night. It was 75 and sunny all weekend, including Monday, but the thunderstorm rolled in around 7:30pm. The downpour led to flooding in the subways, which lead to service disruptions, and there was a lot of lightning, which delayed the Monday Night Football game played in New Jersey Meadowlands between the Jets and Vikings. There was also a lot of hail in Brooklyn.
In Midtown, I got a lot of rain, lightning and some of the loudest thunder I've heard since I've lived here, but I didn't see any hail in back of my building.
The best comment on twitter I saw of the whole night was from former Survivor cast member Eliza Orlins (
@eorlins). It also referred to the mostly unexciting game between the Jets and Vikings.
There were some unbelievable pictures and videos posted to
Gawker and
Gothamist last night, as well as coverage from
NY1. Click the links below to see them.
-Matt
Links:
Holy Crap: New York City Visited by Hail Apocalypse |
Gawker
Wild Weather Makes Quick Pass Through City |
NY1
Hail, Yes: Crazy Storm Hits, Flooding In Brooklyn & Manhattan |
Gothamist
Hail Storm Hits Parts of Region |
New York Times
7 Day Forecast from Thursday, October 7, 2010 |
NY1 Weather
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