:(

booo....  :(
I was up till 3:30am
and saw 1 strike / no documentation :(

the discreet cell formed but more as a weak pulse and headed offshore and the line split

it's coming toward us!

this should roll in tonight-

 my thoughts go out to those affected by the boston marathon tragedy
"nice squall line" - jeremy hight

FIRST LIGHTNING OF 2013!!!!!!! AMAZING FOOTAGE!!

And there you have it -
The 1st lightning I shot in 2013 and it's an incredible shot. I was walking to the kitchen and looked out the window and see this BLACK storm cloud just starting to roll in very quickly over Manhattan. I told Naomi to run to the roof. I grabbed my camera and shoes. I basically recorded the entire storm as it rolled in. It was very windy before the rain hit so apologies for the shaky camera. I would rate this day as incredible. I was seeing lighting across the skyline time after time. Strikes were about 30- 40 seconds apart at is best [not all huge]. It felt safe - it was miles away at its best [night shots]. I would compare this with a best day of lightning from last year.

<---------storm-------------------------------------------------------------------storm [wind and rain]-----------------------------------------------------------storm----------------------------------------------------- anvil directly overhead! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------>  anvil leading edge [front]

THIS SATELLITE IMAGE IS CURRENT AS I POST THIS-

AT LEAST 3 MORE WAVES WILL PASS OVER US TONIGHT ^^- 

00:22 00:16 00:00 00:12 00:02 00:07 00:00

Excellent Lightning Over Bushwick 4/10/13

 

quite good 00:15

00:12 00:09 fair :( 00:10 OK 00:16 GREAT 00:26