An Incredible Photo of Lightning Striking the Spire of One World Trade Center in New York City

Storm chaser Michael Koch of Weather Going Wild shot an incredible photo of lightning striking the spire of One World Trade Center during a recent storm in NYC. He also captured slow motion video of the strike.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.