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This year's hurricane season - the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew - is already off to the fastest start since 1908. 2:10 PM May 31st via web
dotdotdottweet 'Manhattanhenge' Proves the Sun Orbits New York pinterest.com/pin/2097692951… via @pinterest 8:20 AM May 31st via Tweet Button Retweeted by WSJweather
@TanyaParvez @davidepetilli July 11th 8:20 AM May 31st via web in reply to TanyaParvez
Manhattanhenge likely to be rained out for the second night in a row. We'll try again on July 11th. 9:47 AM May 30th via web
NYCisMyMuse @WSJweather nope! is.gd/13Vr0y 10:11 PM May 29th via SimplyTweet in reply to WSJweather Retweeted by WSJweather
@NYCisMyMuse observation deck of the ESB?? 10:09 PM May 29th via web in reply to NYCisMyMuse
apod Looking Back at an Eclipsed Earth : apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120530.… 9:30 PM May 29th via The Cosmos Retweeted by WSJweather and 394 others
Manhattanhenge was a bust tonight, but clear skies will allow a re-do on Wednesday. Here's how to see it blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/201… #WSJhenge 9:31 PM May 29th via web
Large hail reports pouring in from Central NY and the Hudson Valley spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/… 1:23 PM May 29th via web
PaulBell55 RT @JasonCaterina: 3.5" DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED WITH A PHOTOGRAPH AND TAPE MEASURE NEAR BOLTON LANDING! @albwxexaminer @WSJweather #ADK 12:00 PM May 29th via Twitter for BlackBerry® Retweeted by WSJweather
EricFisherTWC Albany, NY put up a 17z radiosonde today...and that right there is an atmosphere ready to pop: spc.noaa.gov/exper/sounding… 11:26 AM May 29th via web Retweeted by WSJweather and 3 others
A severe weather watch means conditions are favorable for large hail (>0.75in) and/or damaging winds (>50mph) and or a tornado. 11:26 AM May 29th via web
Severe weather watch may be issued for New York City in the next few minutes. spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md… 11:23 AM May 29th via web
89F with a heat index of 95F in Central Park at 2pm... we'll beat yesterday's high before severe weather arrives around sunset. 11:19 AM May 29th via web
SPC upgrades today's Hudson Valley severe weather risk. Tornado watch in effect until 9pm. spc.noaa.gov/products/outlo… 11:14 AM May 29th via web
Today's severe weather risk: Hudson Valley may end up in a tornado watch later... latest probabilities here spc.noaa.gov/products/outlo… 7:54 AM May 29th via web
NYCphotos #Manhattanhenge tonight 5/29, 8:17 pm. I'll be at 42nd & Broadway or on the Pershing Bridge by Grand Central. twitter.com/NYCphotos/stat… 6:41 AM May 29th via Twitter for Android Retweeted by WSJweather and 22 others
Severe Thunderstorm Watch just posted for western NY State. Big storms may roll through the tri-state later tonight. spc.noaa.gov 7:42 AM May 29th via web
With a high of 89F, today tied for the 3rd warmest Memorial Day in NYC history. (with 1871, 1939, 1959, 1991, and 1999) 5:52 PM May 28th via web
nycWeatherGuy The last time the temp topped 90 on Memorial Day in Central Park was back in groovy 1969. #nyc #weather #heat 1:02 PM May 28th via web Retweeted by WSJweather and 4 others

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