A teenager was beaten by lightning in New York City on Thursday, police said, since parts of the northeast are under the threat of severe electric storms.
A severe storm relief is in force in corridor I-95 until 9 pm on Thursday for cities, including Richmond, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City. Some 60 million people are on alert for severe climate.
Serious warning warnings have also been issued in some areas, even in southeast Pennsylvania.
The main threat with these storms will be the harmful wind bursts of 75 mph. Hail and tornadoes are also possible.
A lightning ray near Empire State Building in New York, June 19, 2025.
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A “big and extremely dangerous” tornado “was located on Landenberg in southeast of Pennsylvania around 5 pm on Thursday, said the National Meteorological Service.
In New York City, a teenager was hit by a ray in Central Park on Thursday afternoon, police said. The teenager is alert and conscious, police said. The incident occurred in the famous Meadow East of the Park, on Fifth Avenue and East 96th Street.
The storms have led to power cuts and flight cancellations along the east coast.
More than 500,000 clients in the Middle Atlantic did not have energy until Thursday night, mainly in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to Poweroutage.us.
Almost 600 flights have been canceled throughout the country on Thursday, according to FlightTAware, and the most affected New York Laguardia airport.
Melissa Griffin of ABC News contributed to this report.
