It's been snowing star-shaped snowflakes everywhere from Brooklyn to Jersey. Gothamist's Monica Schmelzer saw them around 2 p.m., noting, "The girl next to me at the crosswalk noticed when I did, and we both giggled with glee before walking into the liquor store."
Photo by Arielle Rudin/Gothamist
Gothamist weatherman Joe Schumacher tells us, "Those are rimed crystals—snowflakes with cloud droplets frozen on them."
Here's what snowflakes look like up close, they're all sort of star-shaped, but of course unique in their own special way... just not as cool-looking to the naked eye.
Others have spotted this magic snow as well:
GUYS THE SNOW IS FALLING IN STAR FORMATION IM SO AMAZED pic.twitter.com/OcYl6C6S1U
— S (@SuchLOUzers) January 26, 2015
Whoa! Snow falling in perfect stars in jersey city pic.twitter.com/v49vbit9KA
— Stephen Stirling (@SStirling) January 26, 2015
Weird star shaped snow flakes. pic.twitter.com/zQNKKhUPQ3
— ❤ Jules ❤ (@JulesDanesy) January 26, 2015
Star shaped snow. #brownstonesteps #snowstorm #blizzard #homewithteaandspotify http://t.co/FMnyDs5kRH pic.twitter.com/cLJOwqaeKD
— Foladé (@alifeinboxes) January 26, 2015
Beautiful, star-shaped snow in Hell's Kitchen. #W42ST #snow pic.twitter.com/InQOVH8AZh
— Jennifer Roesch (@columbiajen) January 26, 2015
