Ominous skies ascending on New York City are seen from the 46th street 7 train stop in Sunnyside, Queens.
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A severe rain and lightning storm is seen approaching NYC from the 61 St-Woodside station.
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Passengers on the Staten Island Ferry watch as storm clouds surround the Manhattan skyline.
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A storm cloud begins to dump rain as it passes over Brooklyn.
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A house is seen damaged by a fallen tree after the town was hit by a tornado in Elmira, NY.
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Stocked up packs of bottled water are seen in front of a C-Town Supermarket in preparation for the storm, in Woodside, Queens. While most people were unconcerned about the storm, local grocery stores prepared for the worse.
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Jessica Stansfield poses below an enormous uprooted tree shortly after the storm hit in Elmira, New York.
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People are seen out and about in Times Square during the storm.
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A man pulling a sightseeing cart is seen stuck in Times Square during the storm.
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Lightning hit the steeple of Brooklyn’s Christ’s Church, causing the surrounding scaffolding to collapse, injuring one male who was transported to Long Island College Hospital where he later died of sustained injuries.
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