Meteor Causes Loud Boom Across Ohio
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Skies across Northeast Ohio lit up with a fireball Tuesday morning, caused by an asteroid weighing about seven tons.
Did you hear a loud boom this morning? According to the National Weather Service, it apparently was the result of a meteor.
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Northeast Ohio is still buzzing after a 6-foot, 17,000-pound meteor soared across the sky on Tuesday morning before breaking apart in a "boom" heard across the area.
The Cleveland Browns had a little fun with a rare weather phenomenon that occurred on Monday night. After NASA confirmed that a meteor caused a loud "Boom!" heard across Northeast Ohio, the Browns posted a meme featuring star defensive end and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett: Videos captured the meteor as it went across the sky in Pennsylvania and Ohio: There haven't yet been reports of the meteor actually striking the earth.
A 7-ton meteor streaked over Ohio at high speed, creating a loud boom and shaking homes near Cleveland, NASA and NWS confirm.
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