Man captures exact moment lightning strikes Statue of Liberty; footage goes viral
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The dramatic 21-second footage taken recorded on Ellis Island was shared by several Twitter users and went viral within a few hours.
A man in New York called Mikey Cee has captured the exact moment when lightning struck the Statue of Liberty amid a storm in the city.
The dramatic 21-second footage taken recorded on Ellis Island was shared by several Twitter users and went viral within a few hours.
The best video I ever captured. #NewYork #WeatherChannel #NYC pic.twitter.com/cOBqTqJ9LO
— Mikey Cee (@_Mikey_Cee) July 22, 2020
The clip reminded many of 1984 iconic movie Ghostbusters and some said in jest that the lightning could ''hit the White House.''
Welp. That's spectacular https://t.co/P9rjdBkfA8
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) July 22, 2020
Many of them also reminisced about other "ominous" things 2020 had in store for them this year.
Any other year this is cool. In 2020 it just comes off as particularly ominous.
— Peter Mallouk (@PeterMallouk) July 23, 2020
Amid severe warnings of storm in the Tri-State area, the powerful thunderstorm with strong winds passed across the Big Apple Wednesday afternoon.