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HUGE bolt preceding the other bolt that I posted yesterday. This happened split of split second before the one I posted earlier. I caught it on my video between the frames. So this is a frame from that video. #nyc #abc7ny #fox5ny #news12nj #newyorkweather #newyork_ig #newyorknewyork #newyorkcity #newyorkcity #nycprimeshot #nycphotographer #nycphotography #ig_nycity #lightening #lighteningbolt #boltoflightening #thunderstorm #crazyweather #nypix #jerseycity #freedomtower #libertystatepark #cbsnewyork #lovenyc #itsamazingoutthere #ladyliberty #statueofliberty @cbsnewyork #abc7eyewitnessnews #abc7eyewitness

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Electrifying #statenislandferry #nyc #abc7ny #fox5ny #news12nj #newyorkweather #newyork_ig #newyorknewyork #newyorkcity #newyorkcity #nycprimeshot #nycphotographer #nycphotography #ig_nycity #lightening #lighteningbolt #boltoflightening #thunderstorm #nypix #jerseycity #libertystatepark #cbsnewyork #lovenyc #itsamazingoutthere #verrazanobridge #verrazanonarrowsbridge #verrazano #newyorkharbor #statenisland #brooklyn

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Photos taken by Brooklyn-based blogger Cory Seamer show the Brooklyn Bridge as several bolts of lightning touch down near the East River.

Lightning in NYC #Lightningstrikes #lightning #weather #nyc #newyorkcity #brooklyn #brooklynheights #storm #thunderstorms pic.twitter.com/ChvMNjSKDX

— Cory Seamer (@BkCory) August 8, 2018

In other images taken across the Hudson River in New Jersey, flashes of light can be seen descending from thick storm clouds onto lower Manhattan.

#NYC #Storm #NJ Crazy lighting tonight. pic.twitter.com/F1KfuvWJRw

— Frannie (@Chica_Latina17) August 7, 2018

Photo of a lightning strike over Lower Manhattan during tonight's severe-warned storm in #NYC. Taken at approximately 7:30 PM from Newport, Jersey City. #njwx #nywx pic.twitter.com/wNreG9IDD1

— Ryan Beagle (@ryanb428) August 8, 2018

While the flashes of lightning made for some breathtaking images, they also proved dangerous as well.

Three people were struck by lightning in the New York City borough of Queens, according to the NYPD. Two of the men, who were struck at a soccer field in Flushing Meadows Park, went to the hospital in critical and serious condition, police said.

Another person was struck near the Jamaica and St. Albans neighborhoods, but his or her condition was unknown, police said.

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