On Tuesday night, New York City was treated to a spectacular show in the form of a severe thunderstorm.

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The top of One World Trade Center was reportedly hit by lightning multiple times and the pictures are striking.

Luckily for us, Twitter is full of amateur storm chasers.

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The storms accompanied a cold front that caused a widespread outbreak of severe weather across the Northeast on Tuesday. Wind damage and possible tornadoes were reported from Maine to Virginia as the front collided with a hot and steamy air mass along the East Coast.

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There were also plenty of absolutely wild videos going around too. It's like something out of movie about the apocalypse.

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Well, it's settled: nature is truly terrifying, and you should stay indoors basically always.

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