And The Sky Was Opened (NYC Thunderstorms)

Look out people

holy shit

slept through most of it, i have a summer Friday

Yeah they really brought out the percussion section this morning

it takes a lot to wake me up. i thought we were under attack

the flash flood warning got me.
tbh i wish it was raining all day so i could stay inside and watch movies and not feel bad about it.

ominous

dark af

yeah this one got heavy fast

about to get v gnarly

just went up to the roof to take a peek at the sky in all directions and could barely stay in control of the door leading out there! woof.

http://imgur.com/UcnWPlk.jpg

LIC's last antediluvian moment

WHOA: Just in from the @MTA: As a result of downed trees across the northern suburbs affecting all rail lines, Metro-North Railroad has suspended service … To prevent overcrowding of Grand Central Terminal, the Terminal’s entrances are being closed temporarily.

— Jimmy Vielkind (@JimmyVielkind) May 15, 2018

So, anyone in NYC want to hop on a ferry right about now?

I'm just askin'.

— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) May 15, 2018

Yes, but across 14th Street.

— Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) May 15, 2018

turned the key to the front door just as the first drops hit. didn't prevent me from getting hit by the pollen and garbage tornado though.

the worst of the rain seems to have passed but now it's sirens all around and, yeah, my eyes are feeling that pollen/dust barrage.

I'm surprised there were any weak branches left on trees in NJ after the last 2 storms, but sure enough, more blocked roads.

That rainbow tho

We had this last night. It was pretty dull.

Yeah the post-storm sky last night at around 7:30 was incredible

Ugh, funky sewage smell side effect

I Got Wet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_When_the_Sky_Was_Opened

Last night I left work a bit early bc I commute by Vespa. Got stuck in a brief sun-shower on my way home and drivers were assholes, but finally arrived home. I went inside to set my stuff down in a hallway, passed by a window, and an ocean was falling from the skies.

Grateful for the near miss. Less grateful for the city bus driver who threw his drink on me out his window.

I was doused, umbrella and all

Extreme Rain events results in pretty extreme flooding. Staten Island Richmond Terrace. pic.twitter.com/7JH5EKVii6

— Lacy Shelby (@naturenearyou) July 31, 2019

nothing that the power of the free market can’t fix

Buckets of rain...

well now

I hear it dropping

Hello

biggun

Did you get the alert?

It seemed especially loud.

Just heard this weird little burst of wind and thought it was going to be one of those mini-twisters.

pelting the women and children
who run

hail hit her

Seemed to be raining snowing and hailing all at once

*covers ears*

Lots of downed trees out there, I just saw on my excursion

lots of scattered recycling, I just saw on my dog walk

We're in Western Nassau County and for 1-2 hours this was almost as scary as Sandy. Lost power for about 5 hours and trees down everywhere. One fell right between two neighbors houses, grazing one slightly.

Wow, that's scary. In our part of Brooklyn it was just trees shaking everywhere and about an hour of really serious rain - looking down at my landlady's backyard we could see tree leaves all over the place, but only one of the two dozen potted plants was downed.

big ol chunk of tree blocking my street in queens for about half an hour until fdny rolled up and dismembered it with a chainsaw in about 90 seconds

hell yes (unless that was an explosion)

hail yes morelike

Did I dream that?

That was a cool 15 minutes. But I was trying to nap

Some subway system ya got there. This is the 157th St. 1 line right now. @NYCMayor @BilldeBlasio pic.twitter.com/xyfTAUPPNu

— Paullee 🤠 (@PaulleeWR) July 8, 2021