“Thundersnow,” or lightning and thunder during a snowstorm, was spotted over the Manhattan skyline on Monday, February 23, as a major winter storm hit the region.
This footage filmed and posted to X by Alec Kennison shows snowfall and lightning flashing over the One World Trade Center during the early hours of Monday morning.
The storm dumped between 15 to 22.8 inches of snow in parts of Manhattan as of Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Credit: Alec Kennison via Storyful