Wow - Gorgeous Photos Of Tonight's Lightening Storm Seen From Roosevelt Island

The Roosevelt Island Twitterverse shows us amazing photos of tonight's Lightening Storm

@NY1weather @patkiernan @JamieStelter @stacyanngooden Amazing lighting storm tonight over the power plant in Queens. Pic taken from @Rooseveltisland pic.twitter.com/ttkUWxQtoG

— HEL2NYC (@NYTTYTTYY) August 7, 2018

Lightning and the Big Allis #rooseveltisland pic.twitter.com/TKVYYaSW8b

— lucinda (@lucindacv) August 7, 2018

Ride the Lightning 🌩🤘🏻 pic.twitter.com/ve3sq1ADwE

— Thomas Wilkinson (@RosenblattsBoss) August 7, 2018

Manhattan Skyline Lightening Storm Last Night Seen From Roosevelt Island Balcony

Nick Turner shares video of last night's Lightening over Manhattan seen from Roosevelt Island (Click on Full Screen Icon for better view).

Wow, this is the Manhattan sky right now https://t.co/2tzJcoKmBl pic.twitter.com/tNtNAqcNDf

— Nick Turner (@SFNick) August 17, 2016

Wow is right!!!!

Nick adds:

And it was so humid when I stepped onto the balcony to shoot this, my glasses immediately steamed up

— Nick Turner (@SFNick) August 17, 2016

Picture Of Lightning Striking Roosevelt Island's Southern Portion During Last Saturday's Storm

The Twitterverse captures picture of lightening striking Roosevelt Island during last Saturday's storm.

.@JimCantore #lightning striking Roosevelt island b/n #Manhattan and #queens last night during t-storms pic.twitter.com/n5ioXbhKVT
— Michael Coscetta (@MichaelCoscetta) September 7, 2014

Rain, Thunder, Lightning Over Roosevelt Island NYC East River Waterfront This Afternoon Followed By Rainbow

The skies opened up over Roosevelt Island briefly this afternoon with a hard driving rain, wind, thunder and lightning. The Twitterverse reported

First visit to Roosevelt Island is a wash pic.twitter.com/otmYHCQ33H
— Peter Rood (@pete_rood) August 31, 2014

Lightning strikes as #storm roars through #NYC this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/ggp5IvYCq6
— Inga Sarda-Sorensen (@isardasorensen) August 31, 2014

But then the rain stopped and this rainbow appeared

Image From Judy Berdy

as seen by Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) President Judy Berdy form the RIHS Visitors Kiosk next to the Tram.

Great Pictures Of Lightning Over New York City Last Night Seen From Roosevelt Island - Did Storm Wash Away Window Bird Poop Too? RIOC Opens Cooling Center At Seniors Center Today

That was some thunder and lightning storm last night.

Nathaniel Phillips shares these great photos

Image From Nathaniel Phillips

of the lightening over New York City

Image From Nathaniel Phillips

last night seen from Roosevelt Island.

Image From Nathaniel Phillips

More lightning over NYC seen from Roosevelt Island via the Twitterverse,

Lightning Strikes #nyc #rooseveltisland @ Riverwalk Crossing http://t.co/XZMJ9rdelr
— Maria Riley (@LifeofRileyNYC) July 2, 2014

A storm's a brewin. Check out that lightning bolt. #nyc #summer #storm #rooseveltisland http://t.co/evbEQuD7VS
— ivi ivs (@ivanahumpsalot) July 2, 2014

a wish that the rain will wash away some Roosevelt Island window bird poop

Hoping this #nycstorm will wash bird poop off our window! #rooseveltisland #queensborobridge @… http://t.co/5Wc5e9i0eS
— Sharon Lee Williams (@Sharon3williams) July 3, 2014

and a post thunderstorm sunset of NYC seen from Roosevelt Island's Manhattan Park.

Image From Diana Desrocher

Today will be another very hot day. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) has opened an air conditioned cooling center at the Seniors Center. According to RIOC:

The Nation Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for New York City from 12:00 noon today until 5:00 PM tonight. A cooling center has been established at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center (546 Main St.) and will remain open from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM today. As a reminder, a cooling center will be made available when the heat index becomes dangerously high. Individuals without air conditioning, particularly those at risk for heat related illness, should use established cooling centers during a heat wave.

Sincerely,

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp Advisories Group

UPDATE 7/7 - Another great picture of the lightning seen from Roosevelt Island.

Lightening and Thunder Storm Over Manhattan's East Side As Seen From Roosevelt Island

You Tube Video of Lightening Over Manhattan

Roosevelt Island blogger Retro Info took this great video of last Tuesday's Lightening and Thunder Storm over the East Side of Manhattan.

fantastic lightning storm over manhattan taken from our apt on roosevelt island

More on the storm and the damage it caused in Central Park from the NY Times City Room blog.

More than 100 trees were toppled and hundreds more were damaged in Central Park during the fierce thunderstorm that moved over New York City on Tuesday night. It was the most severe destruction that the park’s trees had sustained in at least 30 years, according to officials at the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation and the Central Park Conservancy, which manages the park.