Brilliant streaks of lightning lit up the sky over New York City Saturday night as a bolt struck One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the U.S.

New York was hit by thunderstorms Saturday night amid a destructive weekend of storms that ripped through much of the South and Midwest. During the New York thunderstorm, video footage captured the spectacular moment that a bolt of lightning struck One World Trade Center.

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Tonight’s lightning storm over One World Trade #NYC pic.twitter.com/qDrSDRWK2X

— Max Guliani (@maximusupinNYc) April 2, 2023

Lightning strikes One World Trade Center frequently. The 1,776-foot tall building was struck by lightning 189 times between 2015 and 2020, according to Accuweather, making it the second-most-struck building in the U.S. behind Willis Tower in Chicago, which was struck 250 times during the same time period.

Alan Reiss, director of WTC construction, explained in 2016 that One World Trade Center protects the surrounding area from lightning strikes.

“Because One WTC is 1776 feet high, the tower essentially protects anything within a circle centered around it with a radius of 1,776 feet,” said Reiss.

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey wrote that “One World Trade Center is safe during lightning strikes because of its state-of-the-art protection system, which is based on the same concepts pioneered by Benjamin Franklin. Lightning rods now are mounted on the roof tops of buildings, houses and 4 World Trade Center.”

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Dozens of deadly tornadoes and powerful storms ravaged the Midwest and South late Friday and into the wee hours of Saturday, including one that collapsed the roof of an Illinois concert hall where hundreds were gathered for a performance.

At least five people were killed and dozens injured in the violent weather, which tore through several states just a week after 26 people were killed in the South by tornadoes and storms. Nearly two dozen tornadoes were reported late Friday and early Saturday in Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Mississippi.

Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

The Nashville Predators honored the six victims of the Covenant School mass shooting and the numerous first responders who rushed to the tragedy.

Before the Predators took the ice to face the St. Louis Blues Saturday afternoon, the team showed the names of the school shooting victims on the big screen at Bridgestone Arena and held a moment of silence. Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9 years old, as well as adults Cynthia Peak, 61, Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61, were murdered after a trans-identifying woman shot her way into the Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school, Monday morning.

Thank you to @PredsNHL for inviting the Covenant School first responding officers to today's game that honored each of the six victims. #NashvilleStrong pic.twitter.com/LSY7ogs05K

— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) April 2, 2023

The hockey team also honored the first responders who quickly reached the scene, killed the shooter, and secured the school 14 minutes after the first 911 call was made. Officers Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo led a team of cops from the Metro Nashville Police Department through the school, confronted the shooter on the second floor of the building, and took her out minutes after arriving on the scene.

On Wednesday, the Boston Bruins hosted the Predators and honored the victims of the shooting and the Covenant School community by wearing the school’s logo on their helmets. Boston also held a moment of silence with the names of the victims on the jumbotron before the opening faceoff.

Bruins, Predators honor Nashville school shooting victims with moment of silence, helmet decals https://t.co/AzjItqk45k pic.twitter.com/idI13QRj9h

— Boston.com (@BostonDotCom) March 28, 2023

The Nashville Predators are playing in Boston tonight.

The Bruins held a moment of silence before the game to honor the victims of the Covenant School shooting

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— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 29, 2023

Nashville defenseman Ryan McDonaugh stayed home with his three daughters on Monday, opting to be with them instead of his team as their school was placed on lockdown during and after the Covenant School shooting.

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“It’s not really the first shooting, unfortunately. When you have kids and it happens close to home it hits definitely different,” McDonagh said. “Like any parent, you do anything you can to help your family and kids out.”

The Predators beat the Bruins 2-1 on Wednesday and won again 6-1 against the Blues on Saturday.