Video captures lightning bolt striking Empire State Building

A massive thunderstorm hit New York City on July 25…and lightning struck the Empire State Building right in the middle of it.

Watch Moltke’s viral YouTube video of the strike, which he aptly titled “Boom!” below.

Video shows the midtown skyscraper towering above Manhattan as a summer thunderstorm soaks the city, when suddenly a rose-colored bolt of lightning zaps the iconic building, KTLA sister station WPIX in NY reported.

Monday’s heatwave saw temperatures soaring into the high 90s before a storm broke out around 4.30pm.

Journalist Henrik Moltke pointed a camera out a window toward the city’s iconic Empire State Building and was rewarded with a spectacular show of nature’s feisty side.

Around 3.5 million people now visit the building and its observation deck every year.

The storms started mid-afternoon creating flash floods in the area.

NY is experiencing severe weather fueled by hot temperatures.