weathermedic

Lots of lightning just to the south of the Rockaways.

Hearing lots of distant rumbles of thunder to my north here in Sheepshead Bay

Showers popping up over and near NY Harbor

80/76 here at my station

1.07 here so far

Lightning struck a house in Flatbush section of Brooklyn and has started a fire on the roof of a building.

Strong storm with very heavy rain, some close lightning and winds to about 40 mph just blew through Sheepshead Bay

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Union County in northeastern New Jersey... South central Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Eastern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 249 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Newark, Elizabeth, Passaic, Bloomfield, Linden, Orange, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus, Harrison, Ridgefield, Union City, Kearny, Union and Teterboro. The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Morris County in northern New Jersey... Northeastern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 145 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 1-2 inches of rain has already fallen over the area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly in the areas of heaviest rain. * Some locations that could experience flooding include... High Bridge, Clinton, Glen Gardner, Lebanon, Califon, Annandale and Long Valley.

And look like they are slow movers.

Was quite visible last night from atop Mt Washington Observatory according to their Twitter page this morning.

Something definitely wrong with the Central Park thermometer

Dew point down to 63 at my station as opposed to the low 70s where it’s been the last few days. Feels nice.

Dew point 72 here. Feels sticky to me.

.18 here at my station in Sheepshead Bay.

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