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Did An Exploding Meteor Shake Pittsburgh On New Year’s Day? (NWS, Likely)
Zubu Brothers ^ | 1-2-2022

Posted on 01/02/2022 7:17:42 PM PST by blam

A ‘booming’ start to 2022 was felt in the Pittsburgh Region on New Year’s Day after officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) believe a meteor exploded in the atmosphere.

Residents across suburban Pittsburgh heard a loud boom and what felt like an earthquake on Saturday around lunchtime. Allegheny County officials reported an influx of 911 calls about the disturbance.

Allegheny County 9-1-1 has received reports of a loud boom, shaking in the South Hills and other reports. We have confirmed that there was no seismic activity and no thunder/lightning. At this point, we have no explanation for the reports, but agencies are continuing to look.

— Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) January 1, 2022

NWS isn’t entirely sure what caused the rumble but said data shows a flash in the area that wasn’t lighting at 1126 ET. The timing of the flash also lines up to residents calling 911 about a big bang.

“The loud explosion heard over SW PA earlier may have been a meteor explosion. This GOES-16 GLM Total Optical Energy product shows a flash that was not associated with lightning. No confirmation, but this is the most likely explanation at this time,” NWS tweeted.

The loud explosion heard over SW PA earlier may have been a meteor explosion. This GOES-16 GLM Total Optical Energy product shows a flash that was not associated with lightning. No confirmation, but this is the most likely explanation at this time. pic.twitter.com/ArtHCEA1RT

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) January 1, 2022

Local news KDKA’s Ray Petelin noted satellite lightning maps also picked up a tiny streak around 1130ET.

Satellite lightning detection can pick up on meteors. There was a quick event at 11:26am (tiny, green blip), which lines to with the timing of this morning’s “boom”. This is just an idea, while other possibilities are being researched. pic.twitter.com/XDhCPbHs41

— Ray Petelin (@RayPetelinWx) January 1, 2022

Allegheny County officials ruled out an earthquake and agreed with NWS that a meteor likely exploded over Pittsburgh.

Resident Jill Tarasi, 42, of Hampton Township, about a 20-minute drive to Pittsburg, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, “It sounded like a house was exploding.” She was working on her laptop at the time of the incident. She said, “I have friends from all over saying they heard it, too.”


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: explosion; meteor; noise; pittsburg

1 posted on 01/02/2022 7:17:42 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEptPr0jVxw

Same thing in Russia.


2 posted on 01/02/2022 7:23:43 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: blam

Sorry, Pittsburgh. It was the chili.


3 posted on 01/02/2022 7:27:13 PM PST by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: blam

Finally, our new alien overlords have arrived.


4 posted on 01/02/2022 7:28:24 PM PST by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: packagingguy
"Same thing in Russia."

Maybe a shower, eh?

5 posted on 01/02/2022 7:28:40 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

I’ve experienced that twice in my lifetime. It’s way cool.


6 posted on 01/02/2022 7:30:04 PM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: blam

Malisha praktiss. Fer the insarecshun.


7 posted on 01/02/2022 7:34:40 PM PST by TigersEye (Ray Epps didn't kill himself.)
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To: blam

I missed it. I hear so many things, but not this. Live in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb.


8 posted on 01/02/2022 7:34:41 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team sco uts photo-op locations.)
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To: gitmo

My husband and I experienced one too. At first we thought we were watching an airplane flying in the night sky. It started to whirl around, then BOOM! The whole sky lit up like daylight.

It was a magnificent but unsettling experience. We sat in meditative silence for quite a while before we spoke.


9 posted on 01/02/2022 7:40:04 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: stars & stripes forever

Pittsburgh needs shook up-—big time. They are so dumb and asleep. Native, but long gone.


10 posted on 01/02/2022 8:27:57 PM PST by huckfillary
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To: blam

I heard a loud boom in Phoenix a few years ago. I thought it was just some neighbors being noisy. In the morning I saw an unusual cloud , like a rocket trail. Found out later on it was metor that blew up near town.


11 posted on 01/02/2022 8:31:11 PM PST by Nateman (Xi Jinping is the most diabolical enemy America has ever had.)
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To: blam

Don’t look up.


12 posted on 01/03/2022 8:02:06 AM PST by Yollopoliuhqui
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