BrandonMay 3, 2023
If so, are HKO’s Twitter handles “verified”? 🤔 #hkweather
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RT @VERGE
Twitter says its API is still free for verified "public utility" services like weather and traffic alerts https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/2/23708739/twitter-transportation-emergency-alerts-api-free?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://t.co/JXu2KMRUpp
https://twitter.com/verge/status/1653509366882992130
Twitter backtracks, lets emergency and traffic alert accounts keep free API access

After many public utilities like the National Weather Service and the MTA ditched Twitter due to its API paywall, now the company says “verified gov or publicly owned services” can stick around for free.

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Show threadBrandonMay 2, 2023

#HKWEATHER We will learn later this week, maybe as late as Sunday (by which the storms should arrive) whether automatic tweets from @ObservatoryHK like this one are indeed back to normal.

In the meantime, you should follow the restored Chinese-languge tweets from @HKObservatory.
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RT @ObservatoryHK
[HKO's News]: Penumbral lunar eclipse in Hong Kong on May 5 https://url.hko.hk/W3bkLh1e
https://twitter.com/ObservatoryHK/status/1653201776752074753

Penumbral lunar eclipse in Hong Kong on May 5

A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur in Hong Kong on the evening of May 5 (Friday) and last until the small hours of the next day.  A penumbral lunar eclipse

BrandonMay 1, 2023

Oi - looks handy for HK, too, I reckon...

#hkweather @willhayward_nz @tripperhead
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RT @WeatherWatchNZ
😆Introducing: #WeatherBINGO!

To be used exclusively in #NewZealand, in conjunction with news media.

📝#Rules: Match 5 boxes in a line to weather news stories in mainstream media until you win!

🏆#Prize: A sense of inner calm (or whatever you choose to reward yourself with)😂
https://twitter.com/WeatherWatchNZ/status/1652900784722558976

WeatherWatch.co.nz on Twitter

“😆Introducing: #WeatherBINGO! To be used exclusively in #NewZealand, in conjunction with news media. 📝#Rules: Match 5 boxes in a line to weather news stories in mainstream media until you win! 🏆#Prize: A sense of inner calm (or whatever you choose to reward yourself with)😂”

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BrandonMay 1, 2023

{#HKWEATHER ON TWITTER}

It appears that HKO’s Chinese language handle @HKObservatory has restored automatic warnings — but not its English language handle @ObservatoryHK.

(So, those relying only on @ObservatoryHK didn’t get direct notice of a shallow shake off HK this morning.)
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RT @HKObservatory
地震: 2023-05-01 05:47HKT 4.9級 [北緯20.90,東經114.40] 南中國海 http://openstreetmap.org/?mlat=20.90&mlon=114.40 香港有感。
https://twitter.com/HKObservatory/status/1652798239987621888

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BrandonApr 24, 2023

{#HKWEATHER BY #HKAARONOBUSCHVATORY}
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RT @tripperhead
🇭🇰🌧️🟨

Amber Rainstorm Warning issued at 4.15pm
https://twitter.com/tripperhead/status/1650415552165462017

Aaron Busch on Twitter

“🇭🇰🌧️🟨 Amber Rainstorm Warning issued at 4.15pm”

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BrandonApr 24, 2023

{#HKWEATHER} As if by design, the storms which had cleared out in time for the past weekend are returning this afternooon…

📷HKO radar, 1448

Show threadBrandonApr 21, 2023

{#HKWEATHER} 📷Hail also seen (and captured on camera) this morning by Gary Tsang in North District (Fanling, it appears) at around 3:05am.

Source: MET WARN 天氣預警/FB
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BrandonApr 21, 2023

{#HKWEATHER} 📹 The tinniest indication of hail observed at Kam Tin at 2:53am this morning during the passing overnight storms.

Video by Toby Wong, as shared by HK Weather Underground/FB: https://fb.watch/k1BQAW7daX/?mibextid=v7YzmG

黃色暴雨警告下，錦田的朋友在2:53左右拍攝到冰雹。 （影片由 Toby Wong 提供） | By 香港地下天文台 | Facebook

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BrandonApr 19, 2023

{#HKWEATHER} 🚨 HKO’s @ObservatoryHK AND @ObservatoryHK HANDLES HAVE NOT BEEN ACTIVE SO FAR TODAY. THEY HAVE FAILED TO TWEET THE FOLLOWING:

🚨0945 THUNDERSTORM WARNING
🚨1015 AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING

cc @tripperhead @kjoules

BrandonApr 18, 2023

{#HKWEATHER} Any rain in your area? We got a tad in Yuen Long right now.

📷HKO