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Massive fireball reported across Midwestern sky
CNN ^
| 04/14/2010
| CNN Wire Staff
Posted on 04/15/2010 12:15:13 PM PDT by autumnraine
Authorities in several Midwestern states were flooded Wednesday night with reports of a gigantic fireball lighting up the sky, the National Weather Service said.
The fireball was visible for about 15 minutes beginning about 10 p.m., said the National Weather Service in Sullivan, Wisconsin, just west of Milwaukee.
"The fireball was seen over the northern sky, moving from west to east," said the NWS in the Quad Cities area, which includes parts of Iowa and Illinois.
"Well before it reached the horizon, it broke up into smaller pieces and was lost from sight," the service said. "Several reports of a prolonged sonic boom were received from areas north of Highway 20, along with shaking of homes, trees and various other objects including wind chimes," it said.
It said the fireball was seen across parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. CNN affiliate WISN-TV said that people in Ohio also saw it.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; fireball; madison; meteor; meteorite; wisconsin
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To: Ladysmith
BFL, thanks for the link!
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posted on
04/15/2010 1:30:15 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Waco taught me everything I needed to know about the character of the U.S. Government.)
To: TigersEye
42
posted on
04/15/2010 1:38:18 PM PDT
by
onemiddleamerican
(FUBO - and all your terrorist buddies, too!)
To: All
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posted on
04/15/2010 1:41:26 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FR.......Monthly Donors Wanted.)
To: onemiddleamerican
That’s it! Thank you. There were a few FReeper eye witnesses reporting in.
44
posted on
04/15/2010 1:42:06 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Duncan Hunter, Jim DeMint, Michelle Bachman, ...)
To: zeugma
They’re fun! My brother orders them and we’ll set them off from the boat in the middle of the lake at night. :o)
45
posted on
04/15/2010 1:42:13 PM PDT
by
Ladysmith
("A community organizer can't bitch when communities organize." Rush Limbaugh)
To: Pajama Blogger
Boy, Mork and Mindy have really changed. It’s uch a shame when you lose you looks along with your mind. Mindy was a babe.
46
posted on
04/15/2010 2:26:05 PM PDT
by
A Strict Constructionist
(The Constitution is the issue, other issues are small potatoes. If we fail none will matter.)
To: ALASKA; ActionNewsBill; A knight without armor; albertp; areafiftyone; aruanan; ...
Pinging the unidentified aerial phenomena list..
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posted on
04/15/2010 4:56:57 PM PDT
by
Las Vegas Dave
(To anger a Conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a Liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: autumnraine
To: Las Vegas Dave
Thanks for the ping. Anyone going with space junk?
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posted on
04/15/2010 5:47:27 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php?area=dam&lang=eng)
To: Moonman62
The visible for 15 minutes statement doesnt seem right. Drudge has different video cams catching the show - that might be where the time estimates came from...
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posted on
04/15/2010 5:49:20 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php?area=dam&lang=eng)
To: 75thOVI; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; BBell; ...
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posted on
04/15/2010 7:18:15 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: autumnraine
I heard on the news this thing was 30 feet in diameter as it was breaking up.
Potentially catastrophic I would think.
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posted on
04/15/2010 7:33:14 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: Ladysmith
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posted on
04/15/2010 7:43:14 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: Las Vegas Dave
So wish I would have seen this! I know my neighbors were outside and probably did (they were keeping us awake talking and drinkin’). The weatherman at one of our local stations was saying that several people called in last night.
[I’m in North Central Wisconsin - Wausau]
Fascinating videos of it — absolutely HUGE looking in some areas a little further south of us.
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posted on
04/15/2010 8:58:06 PM PDT
by
LibertyRocks
(http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com ~ Anti-Obama Gear: http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
To: Malsua
Yep, that’s the one... Absolutely HUGE isn’t it?
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posted on
04/15/2010 8:59:35 PM PDT
by
LibertyRocks
(http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com ~ Anti-Obama Gear: http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
To: Malsua
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posted on
04/18/2010 8:51:47 AM PDT
by
Recovering Hermit
(I shot the rooster, the one that used'er, wake me up at four A.M....)
To: Ladysmith
Pretty cool but looks like a MAJOR fire hazard!
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posted on
04/18/2010 8:54:00 AM PDT
by
Recovering Hermit
(I shot the rooster, the one that used'er, wake me up at four A.M....)
To: Moonman62
May have been referring to the visible trail...
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posted on
04/18/2010 8:55:49 AM PDT
by
steveo
(2010 never again)
To: Recovering Hermit
Burns about 10 minutes. By the time it burns out and the lattern hits the ground, it’s more than safe. Needless to say, you want it to be able to lift off and float high above trees and all. Got to watch those mild breezes - they can take you by surprise.
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posted on
04/18/2010 9:25:16 AM PDT
by
Ladysmith
("A community organizer can't bitch when communities organize." Rush Limbaugh)
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