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⚾️ BOULDERS 1ST PITCH SUCCESS • How do you think I did?! Wasn't high heat, but it did. not. bounce. 😅
Thank you to President & GM Shawn Reilly /
@nyboulders
staff for fun day. It was so nice to have my parents,
@LisaSalvadorini
&
@tarajoycetv
there, too. More content to come!
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⚾️ SEAVER SILHOUETTE
It was cool seeing this amazin' addition up close last night for the first time. 👏
@METS
FANS - What should ownership do next?! 😂
#MetsTwitter
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⚠️🌪️Dear Everyone complaining about the smartphone tornado warnings which may have woken you up overnight,
One day those warnings could save your life. How is that NOT a good enough reason to be OK with them?
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Always great hanging with
@7BOOMERESIASON
,
@GioWFAN
and crew...those crocs though. 🇺🇲😂👊 Thanks for having me!
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HV DUST DEVIL • Hey
@NWSNewYorkNY
check this out! 📍Maybrook, NY yesterday.
⚠️ Different than tornado & *usually* on small scale with less damaging wind. Forms when ground temp gets hotter than air above it, air rises & low pressure circulation develops in narrow column of air!
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Hey
@MattHammer12
wanted to say this now because you can’t answer but I feel like you are botching the Long Island weather on purpose. I’m just sayin
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So crazy. Heard such great things about her. 😔 RIP.
Heartbreaking to hear this tragic news. Elise was a well-respected staple of NYC weather. Sending love to her family and our friends at WCBS.
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Suffolk County EMS & fire officials saluting health care workers with sirens during
#CoronavirusPandemic
2020. Also featuring: random bird chirps, dog barks, neighbors clapping & a sunset. WE THANK EVERYONE HELPING TO FIGHT
#COVID19
!
#news12
#coronavirus
#longisland
@News12LI
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❄️WINTER STORM UPDATE - It's last call. Here's what's being served up. Happy storm day! Excited?! Angry?! Hoping I'm wrong?! How are you feeling about it? ❄️
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So. Many. Questions. One Answer: That...is not my type of weeknd. Sound off ⤵️ •
#SuperBowl
#weeknd
#halftimeshow
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4.8M
#EARTHQUAKE
HITS NEW JERSEY, FELT ACROSS TRI-STATE AREA • Did you feel it? Share your experiences here ⤵️
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⚾️ METS BASEBALL'S BACK AT CITI, BABY! ☀️
Who cares the first series is in the L column?! It's a BEAUTIFUL day for baseball with fans in the stands in Flushing! 🎉 ROLL CALL: Who else is PUMPED. UP?! 😁
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⚾️ WEATHER:
@Mets
at
@Cubs
- way more optimistic than a few days ago!
#LGM
•
#mets
#cubs
#mlb
#metstwitter
#news12
@STR0
@7BOOMERESIASON
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😳 DRONE VIDEO • FLOODING ON BRONX RIVER PARKWAY EARLIER TODAY 📷 CREDIT: Chris Meegan •
#flooding
#n12stormwatch
#n12stormwatchers
#westchester
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Oh look who crashed
@LukeBryanOnline
's concert at
@NorthwellJBT
-
@JordanCWDavis
for some "BUY DIRT" 🔥
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SPOTTED IN THE SKY: IT'S NOT A BIRD, IT'S NOT A PLANE, BUT it was likely a pair of large meteors or space junk of some sort! We are still waiting for any official confirmation, but how cool is that?! That is certainly a RARE sight for the area! ☄😱
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😱 JAW-DROPPING FLOODING
📍 GREAT NECK, NY
🌀 IDA'S AFTERMATH
I know this area very well. This was an all too common scene following Ida's remnants. Sheesh.
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FORECAST: TOMORROW'S
@7BOOMERESIASON
&
@GioWFAN
BOAT PARTY - still lookin' good!
🥵 METEOROLOGIST SIDE OF ME: "Sunscreen a must & hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!"
🎉 THE
@WFANmornings
&
@JordanCWDavis
FAN SIDE OF ME: "LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!" 💪
@NYCountry947
@JerryRecco
@Alsboringtweets
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😳 MINOR WESTCHESTER EARTHQUAKE
Did you feel it? If so, yep - it was an earthquake! Just before 2AM, a small 2.2M quake VERY deep underground (around 6 miles) near Hastings-On-Hudson and North Yonkers led to some minor shaking across the area!
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Always important to treat your pets as you'd like to be treated if you were them! Great tips as always
@peta
!! Thanks for chiming in. 😎🐶🐱🐒
@MattHammer12
It’s
#WinterWeatherPreparednessWeek
! Here are some tips to protect animals during the
#winter
weather season: ❄️
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The fact that I think this is the worst
#SuperBowl
halftime show I've ever seen must just mean I'm officially old. ☹
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🌪 NATURE'S FURY & BEAUTY 🌈
Share an emoji reaction below to this! 😱 What a STUNNING photo from
@gregmc_wx
captured on 4/23 near Vernon, TX.
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WFAN MORNING SHOW PRODUCER AL DUKES' UNOFFICIAL AWARDS CEREMONY for being a great neighbor & in his words first, "a local hero." 😂 See the full story on
@news12nj
here:
@WFAN660
@GioWFAN
@Alsboringtweets
@7BOOMERESIASON
@WFANmornings
#TheWeatherHammer
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.
@News12
has removed the pay wall of . Our LIVE stream's available for anyone during the
#CoronavirusPandemic
-
#LOCALMATTERS
& will always be our focus, but your friends & family elsewhere may find our coverage helpful too. We're all in this together.
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Watching
@QuanticoABC
on
@netflix
⤵️
End of Season 2: YES. KNEW IT! 🛩🎉
Start of Season 3: 😡 c'mon,
@priyankachopra
not this again!! 🙄
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Happy
#HarveyDay
- Let's Go
@Mets
!! Cold tonight at ballpark...Grab those
@The7Line
sweatshirts!
@News12LI
http://t.co/AFpYM9Iymn
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STORM AFTERMATH📍Croton-On-Hudson • Was this a funnel cloud, waterspout or tornado? I'll tell you mine and
@AddisonGreenWX
's thoughts on
@News12HV
and
@News12WC
throughout the morning.
⛈️ Dealing with damage near you? Let me know! Share any photos/video using
#n12stormwatchers
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⛈⛈ More awesome photos from John Michael from Hemlock Cove, Long Island, NY as today's strong thunderstorm moved in. Thanks, John! | Tags:
@News12LI
@hoffmanrich
@SamanthaAugeri
@CraigAllenWx
@ReedMcDonoughTV
@theWeatherlord
@JGodynick
@WeatherGeoff
@Meteor_Mike
⛈⛈
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It's cool, it's crisp, it's awesome & it's NEW! We are gradually saying goodbye to the old & transitioning to the
#News12NewLook
online NOW & on-air over the next few weeks! We hope you like it.
@News12
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❄ FOR THE CURIOUS • TYPES OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPLAINED 🥶 • As winter weather systems move in this weekend & next week, here's a look at what's happening above us! • Which do you want? Do you have any freezing rain / ice horror stories? 😔⤵️
#winter
#weather
#news12
#wxtwitter
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💃 NEW MET, WHO DIS?! ☀️
Please help me welcome our newest meteorologist,
@GarofaloWX
!!
She's already a great addition to the News 12 family - a singer & huge astronomy fan! Her first shift is tomorrow evening. 👏👏
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😱 JUST RIDICULOUS
A 10-20 mile wide, 170 mile long strip of 8" to 13" of rain over past 24 hours. 😔 Where are you seeing residual flooding & storm damage this morning?
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8 KIDS, 13 GRANDCHILDREN, 1 GREAT GRANDCHILD, INFINITE LOVE • This weekend & forevermore, my family honors the life of my Grandma.
🏥Thank you to doctors & nurses at North Shore University Hospital Manhassett |
@NorthwellHealth
these past 3+ weeks. RIP GRANDMA - I LOVE YOU ❤🙏
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Hey
@7BOOMERESIASON
,
@GioWFAN
,
@Alsboringtweets
, Eddie,
@JerryRecco
,
@CLoprestiWFAN
,
@TomIzzoWFAN
- Happy 2021, fellas. Thanks for the countless shoutouts & several fun moments since late 2019. Wishing you all, your families & everyone at
@WFAN660
a great, healthy 2021!👊 - 🔨🕚
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GOOOD SNOWY MORNING
@WFANmornings
- both the new NWS map & our 4am update ⬇️. Notice NWS totals came down for you
@GioWFAN
. South Shore still on lower end of the new LI range so not a huge jump for you. Back to nearly non-stop coverage over here. Be well, fellas!!
@7BOOMERESIASON
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Here I thought yesterday’s shout out was awesome. 😳😬It’s a dream to work for News 12 & broadcast weather. It’s a new level of that dream when your work is recognized by people you’ve admired for a long time. Thanks again. Promise I won’t post this EVERY time. 😂
@WFANmornings
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HOT OFF THE DIGITAL PRESSES: Here's the latest updated News 12 SNOW TOTALS MAP through early Tuesday morning.
Have a great night! I'll be with you all morning long on N12 HV and N12 CT as usual starting at 5am.
FORECAST:
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⚾️ WEATHER:
@Yankees
vs.
@CleGuardians
GM 5 PPD -- WHAT HAPPENED?!? ⤵️ These things really don't happen too often, but it's sickening when they do, obviously. It's so important to own it and I do!! Ok, BRB while I grab another antacid... 🤢
@GioWFAN
@WFANmornings
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Father - Son day at the ballpark. Gorgeous day for baseball!! LET'S GO
@mets
!!
.
.
.
#citifield
#mlb
#mets
#lgm
#hyundaiclub
#firsttime
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⚠️🙏 LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING continues in Hudson Valley. Residual flooding / problems from structural damage linger after rain stops. I'll have updates 4:30AM
@News12HV
@News12WC
📲 STREAM
@CraigAllenWx
NOW:
📷: NYS Police | Highland Falls / West Point
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⚾️ WEATHER:
@Yankees
vs.
@CleGuardians
🤔 Will they play? 100% Yes.
🌧 The only question is whether or not there will need to be a delayed start til around 8 or 9PM. At worst, some spotty drizzle by then. Not great if you're going, but definitely playable.
#RepBX
#MLB
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The stunning view of today's flyover from
@News12Chopper
| Tremendous salute to
#covid19
frontline responders by
@BlueAngels
&
@AFThunderbirds
|
@News12
@somegoodnews
@johnkrasinski
#goodnews
#SomeGoodnews
HONOR FROM ABOVE! 👏🇺🇸❤️ The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Navy Blue Angels honored front-line and essential workers with formation flights. Here's their flight over
#NYC
!
#InThisTogether
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😱 SPECTACULAR SHOOTING STAR ☄📍Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
🌠 Likely a fireball from the alpha-Centaurid meteor shower - a minor
#meteor
shower typically with only six per hour. They can be
#fireballs
like this! Cool, don't you think?! •
#astronomy
#star
#news12
@News12NJ
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WHAT TIME IS IT?! Time to monitor a 🌨🌧WINTER STORM THREAT🌨🌧 for next week. It's very early, but how does this possibility have you feeling?! 🥶🥺😍🎅
• • •
#news12
#winter
#storm
#snow
#sleet
#rain
#weather
#December
#GoodMorning
#amnewsers
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Pitchers & catchers report in 4.5 weeks ⚾️🎉, but we get a taste of late April or early May Spring baseball weather THIS SUNDAY! Here's a look at the best weather we'll have this weekend. It'll be breezy, but GORGEOUS Sunday afternoon. How will you enjoy the record Jan. warmth?!
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😱⛈ AN EVEN AMAZING-ER (NOT A WORD I'M JUST EXCITED!) STORM PHOTO! | Just when I thought I've seen the most amazing photo from today's storms...I see an even better one! Wow. Thanks JULIO A. SARAVIA II for this stunning picture from the Bay Shore Marina! 👏
#wx
#longisland
#liwx
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Good morning, Long Island! The Lukas / Hammer team is with you again for one morning and it feels great to be back! 😎🎉
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⛈️ POSTSEASON ⚾️
@Yankees
vs.
@CleGuardians
- can play, but LATE.
⚠️ NEW: Downpours / storms look on & off, but still impactful. Better after 10-11PM.
⚠️ ATL yesterday - they waited hours & played. Difference? 4:30PM start vs. 7:30PM tonight.
🤔 Curious to see how
@MLB
handles.
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I. Have. Never. Wanted. Spring. More. Than. Right. Now. ☹ • Who else is with me?!
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I cannot stress this enough. Please BE CAREFUL of where you get your information from. There are very high snow totals floating around...lower end amounts for Lower Hudson Valley & CT are still on the table...A storm is coming. IMPACTS still somewhat uncertain for HV and CT.
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I. DECLARE. WINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Daylight gradually gets longer from here on out!
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🌚 LUNAR ECLIPSE • From this morning! Just a few photos I received as the moon began setting in the Western sky. Do you have an eclipse or weather related photo to share? Use
#n12StormWatch
or share here!
📲
#N12StormWatch
Team Forecast: •
#lunareclipse
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WEEKEND WINTER STORM? Yes, we're tracking a likely winter storm for Sat. It's still early for exact timing & any snow totals. Swipe through photos for a look at what GFS & EUROPEAN computer models show at this time. More importantly, stay with us! It's DEFINITELY
#WEATHERTOWATCH
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That Brad Pitt's a straight shooter when telling the weather, too! Who knew?! I'd say maybe be a BIT more enthusiastic about a "pretty good" day during a pandemic, BUT overall...pretty good. 😂
#SGN
#SOMEGOODNEWS
#POSITIVEVIBESONLY
#NEWS12
#bradpitt
@johnkrasinski
@somegoodnews
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❄ UPDATED SNOW MAP❄: In case you missed
@FitzyWeatherTV
's update, here you are! Still mixing concerns South & East. Likely only tweaks from this point on. Snow lovers, speak up! How you feelin'?! 👏😬 • Feel free to complain here too 😆 ⬇️ • Forecast:
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INTRODUCING,
@news12
's "Breath of Fresh Air" slideshow, featuring beautiful photos from all around the tri-state area on-air, on social media & on . Here's more on this new addition and how YOU can be featured! |
#BreathOfFreshAir
#BOFA
#news12
#photos
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To me, tonight's potential PPD of scheduled
@Yankees
vs.
@astros
at 8:08PM has as much to do with rain ending as it does sacrificing East Coast prime time viewership with very late start. That said, it's gon' rain. 1 to 3 inches of rain still on the table.
#mlbplayoffs
#mlb
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COOL WEATHER PHOTO | Check out this neat picture from Leahana looking West while pulling into
#Orient
on the ferry this evening! You can clearly see the downpour in the distance with clear skies surrounding it!
@news12li
@hoffmanrich
@WeatherGeoff
@SamanthaAugeri
@RichVonOhlen12
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YOU ASKED FOR MORE MOON? YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR MORE MOON? Here's more moon regardless! 😱💯 Still want more moon? There's plenty more moon to share!
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⚾️🌧 Back edge of the rain approaching from the West as we speak. Winding down over next 20 min or so. Could probably start closer to 9:30PM. It's either that or 1PM Tuesday. Let's see what MLB decides. Should know in a few minutes.🤞
#Yankees
#Guardians
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NATURE'S RUDE AWAKENING • If only they knew English...🤔 What are you up to on this Spring-like Wednesday afternoon?
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🌫 FOGGY START • I'd say we've had better looking starts to a Sunday 😂 • Periods of rain today • Forecast: • What's on the schedule for your Sunday today?!
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Our work family is growing! Thrilled to announce this new addition. His name is Mr. Bear & we just stole...I mean forcefully adopted him from former bear momma
@MacyEgeland
-
@JackieLukas
& I are so excited to teach him EVERYTHING.
#BREAKINGNEWS
#adoptdontshop
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⚾️ METS @ YANKS WINDOW WATCH •
@JerryRecco
's all over it! Most widespread showers/storms through about 4pm. Chances drop off this evening to just an isolated storm. Can't rule out a delay, but more confident for a window now. 🎉 Should play tomorrow, too.
@WFANmornings
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NEWSFLASH: It feels gross out. I'm about to embrace it...with about 100 ice cubes and gallons of water to the face. Enjoy as best as you can, but be heat smart! Is there relief in sight? Here's the forecast:
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BAM. Enjoy it for a day, but a sign better weather's on the way. 🙌⤵️
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🌧 MUCH NEEDED RAIN
📍STONY BROOK, NY
Possible unpopular opinion, but this is BLESSING for areas getting downpours. We have drought concerns. I know it's weekend & I dont want anyone caught unsafely, but this is GOOD! 👏
📲
#n12StormWatch
Team Forecast:
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...and for my next trick, here's 22 seconds of a spider crawling on my face while I chew gum. THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE A
#HALLOWEEN
SURPRISE AT THE END...
#happyhalloween
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❄ For anyone who has ever tried to do this, you know how much effort & dedication this takes! 🤯👏• 📷:
@cfoxrun1
• Bayville
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DON'T LOCK IT IN JUST YET, BUT YES...I AM SAYING THERE'S A CHANCE! It will certainly much colder heading towards the weekend! 😱😬❄ OH HAPPY MONDAY!!
#wcmornings
#hvmornings
#ctmornings
#goodmorning
@news12wc
@news12hv
@news12ct
#winteriscoming
#winter
#fall
#cold
#snow
#mix
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STORM WATCH |
@NEWS12
| Worst of today's weather continues to progress Eastward. A few severe storms along this line gave us the incredible footage & photos you're seeing on social. Another storm chance Thu PM then nicer into weekend. Sleep time for this guy. See ya early Thu!
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🚫🎃 CAN WE STOP WITH THE FALL POSTS ALREADY?! 😫
I want you to be happy, just not yet...about Fall things. Less than one month to your happiness. You can doit!!! 😂
SIGNED, THIS SUMMER LOVER.
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THIS JUST IN: Actually, I've known for weeks. Long Island. Save the Date.
@WeatherGeoff
is letting me take back the
@News12LI
reigns for 1. MORNING. ONLY. I'm sure we'll be talking holiday returns still haha. 👊Looking forward to it!
#news12
#limornings
#longisland
#nywx
#liwx
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🤯 "I mean...I...just...this...wow. awesome." These photos will steal your ability to form a sentence. Either that or I need more coffee - let's show Matt Stein some love for these gems. 👏🏆 • 📷: Matt Stein
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🔥 This is just ridiculous. 😂 How's everyone feeling about it?!
Other records are being broken across the tri-state, too ahead of the scattered showers about to move in.
📲 Radar and Forecast:
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CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW ADDITION!! Everyone -- help us congratulate
@tarajoycetv
on the arrival of Hayes Timothy. We couldn't be happier for her and her family!
@News12WC
@News12HV
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I work with some class acts. A nice message like that starts anyone's day on the right foot. Unless you're a lefty. Thanks
@samanthaaugeri
!! LONG ISLAND - you ready for Hammertime shenanigans with
@jackielukas12
?! Let's make up for the weather & have an awesome Saturday. 👊😃
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It's going to be a sobering day not too far from the heart & soul of Music City today & elsewhere in TN near i40. These photos are just the beginning. An awful
#tornado
moved through overnight. Still some strong t-storms around. Sending prayers from NY. 🙏😢
#Tennessee
#nashville
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Happy Easter to all celebrating! I hope you have a great Sunday.
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⚾️ GUYS NIGHT OUT • Spending quality time with my Dad, brothers and nephew (his first time at any sort of stadium!) at Citi Field to watch the Mets implode against the Giants!! ...I mean...win, maybe? 😬
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☄️BRIGHT METEORS LAST NIGHT
We are getting some reports of a few bright meteors seen across the tri-state area last night! Did you or someone you know see one? Let me know! ⤵️
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This guy runs
@the7line
!!
@darrenjmeenan
- so great to meet you. This guy goes "Aren't you on the news?!" I go, "YEAH, BUT DON'T YOU RUN THE 7 LINE?!?" See you around, man! wfansportsradio
@giowfan
…
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Life of a meteorologist. Still stressin' with the forecast on a dry day. 😂
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Ever do a forecast with a cheering section? I sure have. 😂 “MATT HAMMER 👏👏👏👏👏”
@WFANmornings
@TomIzzoWFAN
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Conditions getting BAD QUICKLY across LI..low visibility with snow at up to an inch per hour through this afternoon...stay home if possible!
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🌅 STUNNING SUNRISE • Happening now! Are you seeing it?! Remember, you can always send me sunrise/set photos, too!
📲
#N12StormWatch
Team Forecast:
📷: Ben Nandy 📍 Nyack, NY
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