A severe thunderstorm late Monday afternoon smashed trees throughout the neighborhood, even slamming one into a moving car.
An uprooted tree hit a moving car on 99th Street and Riverside Drive. Photo (and video below) by Gimo Nasiff.
Fallen tree at Riverside park.@ABC7NYNewsDesk @ny1 @westsiderag pic.twitter.com/RsBAUHtj8T
— 𝙶𝚒𝚖𝚘 𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚏𝚏 (@GimoNasiff) June 19, 2017
A tree that fell into the median at 97th and Broadway. Photo by Elizabeth Jensen.
Branches down at 102nd and Riverside. Photo by Ernie Fritz.
A tree fell on 78th Street across from PS 87. Photo by Hillary Elner.
An overhead view of more destruction on 84th Street. Photo by Judy, with more description below.
“Around 4:30 the wind blew up like a tornado, and I heard this loud noise outside. Some kind of glass or plastic covering, possibly over someone’s terrace or balcony, came down with a mighty thwack and a little while later, firemen showed up to dismantle it, as it was blocking the street. Scared my cat Nuffle to death.”
There was at least some payoff at the end:
#DoubleRainbow | Photo by @turnstyle | #nyc #uws #skyline | cc: @westsiderag pic.twitter.com/PKgh0bXNeg
— Scott Matthews (@turnstyle) June 20, 2017
— harhar (@harharbinks) June 20, 2017
#outmywindow @westsiderag #rainbow pic.twitter.com/o4a93WvAiT
— Vicki 🌻🇺🇦 (@vickikolomensky) June 20, 2017
Rainbow over Manhattan https://t.co/83PV1D7T95 pic.twitter.com/fDWNJ3W6z0
— Scott Mayerowitz (@GlobeTrotScott) June 20, 2017
Building facade at 113 and riverside ripped off by storm.
Nuffle?!? So sorry for your loss! :'(
I only hope Nuffle recovers from his (her?) trauma
Nuffle hid for hours, but she’s her old self today. Thanks for asking.
May have been a tornado?
Brilliant photos. Many thanks to all.
Cats have nine lives, so getting scared to death is a trauma that can be overcome; Inspirational creatures, cats.
I left town on Monday morning, so I missed the drama. Missing the beautiful parts of the aftermath a trauma so thanks for those great photos!