Wild Weather: Storm Strikes New York City Area

A ferocious storm moved through the New York City area on Sept. 16, 2010, with up to 100 miles per hour wind gusts, right at the height of rush hour. The city's skyline blazed with 300 lightning strikes in just 15 minutes.

In this photo, residents in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn circle around a car crushed by a fallen tree.

(Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)