It was a quick snapshot of common summer weather, but this Istagram photo quickly became the most popular image on the Internet
As weather as a news story goes, yesterday in New York City was rather mild. There was no tornado, no hurricane, it was just a really hot day followed by a concentrated and intense late afternoon thunderstorm. Still, news outlets and professional photographers all reached for their DSLRs and captured dramatic dark clouds descending over the iconic skyline. But, a former NFL linebacker with a window seat on a plane taking off from LaGuardia snapped a shot with his iPhone and trumped them all.