It was a dark and stormy morning

Top photo is on St. Mark's Place between Third Avenue and Second Avenue... as the storm approached from atop the Death Star ...



And a few minutes later...

Good morning ... wait for it ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/0I3rFeqYN4

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) August 11, 2018

Storm chasing

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EVG reader Mike Brown shared these views as the storm clouds rolled through the Lower East Side late this afternoon...



No sign of Ian Ziering.

Rain in the Summertime

During the downpour this afternoon on Second Avenue ... photo by Derek Berg.

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