Photos: Friday Night's Sunset Was One For The Record Books

Published August 13, 2016

Modified August 14, 2016

I'm not usually one to crow about a pretty sunset, but last night's post-storm masterpiece was the stuff of legend. It took me 20 minutes to walk a couple blocks because I kept trying to get photos of the sky, which boasted cotton-candy clouds and bathed the street in pink. Here are some choice photos, for your consideration:

A photo posted by @nellcasey on Aug 12, 2016 at 4:56pm PDT

A photo posted by @nellcasey on Aug 12, 2016 at 5:01pm PDT

Wrath of God
A photo posted by Rebecca Fishbein (@bfishbfish) on Aug 12, 2016 at 5:00pm PDT

Sunset
A photo posted by Horacio Pancheri (@horaciopancheri) on Aug 12, 2016 at 4:51pm PDT

Stunning sky afire after stormy skies tonight in #NYC. #NewYork #storm #sunset pic.twitter.com/B97BYl0z6T
— Inga Sarda-Sorensen (@isardasorensen) August 13, 2016

An epic sunset to end the week in #NewYork tonight! #abc7ny #nbc4ny @yourtake @EverythingNYC @NYC @NatGeo @NYCONLY pic.twitter.com/5Bry0Adhuf
— Javan Ng (@javanng) August 13, 2016

The menacing thunderstorm that interrupted Arod's goodbye ceremony, and the spectacular sunset that followed. Courtesy @itisimilo and @eyeforfashion67 respectively. #abc7ny #arod #Yankees
A photo posted by Lee Goldberg (@leegoldbergabc7) on Aug 12, 2016 at 11:38pm PDT