Lighting strikes NYC: Natural fireworks of sort has lit up the city’s skyline Wednesday when a storm of lighting flashed through New York City for more than an hour Wednesday night, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

Millions of resident were posting images of the lightning that mesmerized electric bolts all throughout the island of Manhattan.

Though the July 4th festivities turned out fine, the stormy weather earlier in the week cast a shadow of gloom over parties and the highly anticipated Macy’s firework parade. The threat of Hurricane Arthur, the first named storm of the year’s Atlantic hurricane season, still threatens the East Coast.

New York’s muggy weather has hit 90 degrees for the first time Wednesday as the lighting storm has passed through at dusk, according to the Christian Science. When the displays of the lighting began to move out, NYC saw a glowing-red, yellow, and greenish sunset in the stormy evening, but lighting continue to flash throughout the sky.

Instagram user Dinesh Penugonda first caught the spectacular lightning on video, and social media was abuzzed with “Wows!” and “Insane!” as people from Paris to Hong Kong and between commented on the lighting shots posted by New Yorkers.

Many called the event a lighting display and reports note that fireworks came into New York early.

According to the Christian Science Monitor, the United States typically witnesses more than 22 million lighting strikes each year, with the greatest occurrence in central Florida and in an area known as “Lighting Alley.” But New York sees fewer of these events compared to cities in Southern states. The state’s dense population, however, ranks it eight among states for most fatalities from lightning.

Despite the stormy and gloomy weather earlier in the week, it thankfully didn’t make an unnecessary appearance Friday for the much-awaited Macy’s Fireworks which was seen by millions.