A spectacular eyewitness video filmed during a storm raging in New York captured the moment lightning struck near the Statue of Liberty.
In a 21-second video taken from the dock on Alice Island and tweeted, dark gray clouds can be seen hovering over one of the main attractions of the Big Apple — and the very same lightning that slices through the sky and disappears behind the plinth.
At the moment, more than 1.3 million people have watched the recording.
The best video I ever captured. #NewYork #WeatherChannel #NYC pic.twitter.com/cOBqTqJ9LO
— Mikey Cee (@_Mikey_Cee) July 22, 2020
On Wednesday, July 22, the National Weather Service issued a warning to New Yorkers and Hudson Valley residents due to thunderstorms and high winds. It lasted from 17:00 to 21:00.
According to local media, at least two people were hospitalized after being struck by lightning. Both victims are in critical condition.
