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The Best Photos, Videos Of Last Night's Spooky Stormy Sky
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Ben Yakas
Published Apr 11, 2013
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Last night, the hypnotic heatwave that had taken ahold of the city this week was momentarily broken when a Spring thunderstorm snapped Mother Nature back into place. This morning we highlighted one particularly memorable photo taken moments after Venkman and Spengler crossed their streams and divided the skies of Manhattan into two. Above, you can check out some even more ominous storm photos taken by readers.
Also make sure to look at John Huntington's photos at ControlGeek. And below, while you admire some storm cloud timelapses, ask yourself: is it really a coincidence that Don DeLillo joined Twitter the day after those heart-stopping thunderclaps? As he wrote in The Body Artist, "You know more surely who you are on a strong bright day after a storm when the smallest falling leaf is stabbed with self-awareness."
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