Photos of the Derecho Storm Hitting New York City

People taking photos of the derecho clouds! via A Great Big City on Instagram

Clouds have covered the city - looking east across Manhattan via A Great Big City on Flickr

Storm over downtown NYC via @rafat on Twitter

Derecho clouds over Morningside via Briankle on Instagram

Storm over the city via loveletter2nyc on Instagram

Large lightning bolts over the city via @jakeacarpenter on Twitter

Storm watching via Lisa Bettany on Facebook

A line of clouds over NYC via A Great Big City on Flickr

Clouds moving over the Hudson via Kamalaboulhosn on Flickr

Looking up Fifth Ave - Empire State Building in the distance via @CandiceLen on Twitter

Dramatic lightning strike seen from CNN's towercam overlooking Central Park via @jakeacarpenter on Twitter

Derecho clouds over Seventh Avenue via A Great Big City on Instagram

Derecho clouds over Seventh and West 10th via A Great Big City on Flickr

Dark clouds over the city via hsyee on Instagram

Panorama of the clouds via @touchofD on Twitter

Creepy cloud formations via Briankle on Instagram

Storm clouds over Gotham City via jonathanwald on Instagram

Clouds covering the city via @isardasorensen on Twitter

Riders on the storm! via @ChadRachman on Twitter

Clouds gathering above Manhattan via A Great Big City on Flickr

Leading edge of the storm seen from the Empire State Building via crystalm94 on Instagram

The derecho that had lots of people on their toes passed through NYC with some beautiful clouds, but not much more.

Was it a mehrecho? Or a derechopointment? The storm didn’t bring much damage to New York City, but it did provide some impressive cloud formations and a short downpour of rain.

Did you snap any great pics of the storm? Send them in and they’ll be featured in the photo gallery! Mention @agreatbigcity on Twitter or Instagram or drop a link in the comments.


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