Tunguska Asteroid hits New York City

[Nicole]

Alright, might not be especially plausible, but the asteroid hits a cloud of space dust or something it didn't OTL, and is propelled on a rather different course, but still hits the earth- New York City is pulverized, July 4, 1908. (Pushing it ahead a few days)...

 

[MrP]

Well, I guess future Independence Day celebrations are more muted. I certainly doubt they'll include fireworks shooting off and exploding midair.

 

[The Sandman]

And I just heard a sound as if a million bad disaster movies cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced...

 

[birdy]

Mr President, i have terrible news, it seems that New York City as been destroyed by some unknown force,

President- I knew it, SPANIARDS, SPANIARDS, only people as foul and cunning as they, could have done this dasterdly deed

 

[Tom Veil]

Well, I guess future Independence Day celebrations are more muted. I certainly doubt they'll include fireworks shooting off and exploding midair.

Well, a couple of well-timed fireworks might help break up the asteroid. Of course, the big problem with Tunguska is unearthly winds, the kind that would blow the fireworks halfway to LA, along with half of Little Italy.

 

[Nicksplace27]

Mr President, i have terrible news, it seems that New York City as been destroyed by some unknown force,

President- I knew it, SPANIARDS, SPANIARDS, only people as foul and cunning as they, could have done this dasterdly deed

hahahahaha... They would do that too. Spaniards of Mass Destruction...

 

[Max Sinister]

NYC is located at the sea. Does the asteroid hit land or sea (destroying the city with a kind of tsunami)?

 

[Archdevil]

The real Tungushka impact was an air blast, so presumably NY is leveled by a massive shockwave. No crater.