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NYC's First Great Flood of Summer 2016 Ends in Perfect Double Rainbow Sunset
It was enough to make us wonder: Did the storm ever really happen at all?
Photo by lady_magik/Instagram
NEW YORK, NY — After an hour or two of all-out flash-flood chaos across the five boroughs Monday evening, as documented by a smartphone army of millions, the thunderclouds parted and the sun began to sink behind the sea and the clouds turned ridiculous colors and, uh, a perfect double rainbow sunset formed over New York City.
And once again, as if on duty, the people of the city lifted their smartphones to the sky.
Here is what they saw.
Have never seen anything like this. Double rainbow during sunset right now. #newyork #brooklyn pic.twitter.com/bvfFozh2Ji
— Anton Repponen (@repponen) July 26, 2016
full rainbow over Brooklyn tonight pic.twitter.com/uYJsKhNXQJ
— Cristina Everett (@cristinaeverett) July 26, 2016
Rainbow over Brooklyn. Is there hope? pic.twitter.com/7U9TIf4YiW
— Michael Moshan (@moshanlaw) July 26, 2016
HOLY CRAP THIS RAINBOW THO
A photo posted by Robyn Shepherd (@robyniwitz) on Jul 25, 2016 at 5:12pm PDT
There is an actual perfect rainbow over Bushwick right now pic.twitter.com/rpR2AUcl47
— Mary Shyne (@mshyne) July 26, 2016
On my first day back The perks of working in the city #doublerainbow #beautiful #magical #nyc #photography #blessed #rainbow #storm #raining
A photo posted by Amaya ૐ (@lady_magik) on Jul 25, 2016 at 4:52pm PDT
Double rainbow over the whole east side. Rainbows follow storms ~ this is some legit proof #nyc #bestwaytomeettheneighbours #8pmrainbows
A photo posted by @jack_river on Jul 25, 2016 at 5:40pm PDT
Watching the thunderstorm from the new place was a lot of fun, but it's nothing compared to the sunset we got after. #doublerainbow #nyc #hoboken
A photo posted by @katieee_p on Jul 25, 2016 at 5:17pm PDT
Double rainbow over Queens and Brooklyn. #rainbow #doublerainbow #weather #abc7eyewitness #nature #storm #summer #july #rain #thunderstorm #nyc #longislandcity #newyork #newyorkcity
A photo posted by Wes Cannon (@wescannycboy) on Jul 25, 2016 at 5:17pm PDT
Double rainbow over NYC #doublerainbow #rainbow #nyc #calmafterthestorm #hudsonriver #sunset #myview
A photo posted by blueeyes0074 (@blueeyes0074) on Jul 25, 2016 at 5:21pm PDT
post monsoon #doublerainbow over #brooklyn #sunset #vscocam
A photo posted by k a r e n (@ktrain86) on Jul 25, 2016 at 5:25pm PDT
I witnessed the most unspeakably beautiful thing. This photo does it no justice. #longislandcity #nyc #doublerainbow #rainbow #skyporn
A photo posted by Phillip (@phanke85) on Jul 25, 2016 at 5:36pm PDT
Epic double #rainbow over #NYC tonight #DoubleRainbow #Manhattan pic.twitter.com/Kv8g9P3AZT
— Jacqui Wimberly (@jjwimberly820) July 26, 2016
Still on vacation but would you look at what someone hung up in the sky over my city? Love y'all. pic.twitter.com/4Dr35sEyov
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) July 26, 2016
DID ANYONE ELSE DOWNTOWN JUST SEE THIS HUGE FUCKING RAINBOW?!! This is #lafayette street in soho?! ... I was just asking #God for a sign about something too!! God is REAL.
A photo posted by Cat Marnell (@cat_marnell) on Jul 25, 2016 at 5:32pm PDT
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