Dazzling Footage Of ‘Upside-Down’ Lightning Caught Over New York City

A string of lightning strikes spanned the skyline of New York City, with some of them reaching as far as the World Trade Center in a spectacular show. ACCUWEATHER

A series of lightning strikes spidered across the New York City skyline the evening of Saturday, April 1, a few of which stretched from the World Trade Center into the clouds above in a dazzling display.

The upside-down lightning was no April Fool’s joke as thunderstorms moved into the Northeast on Saturday evening, the northern edge of the storms clipping past the Big Apple.