CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Skies across Northeast Ohio lit up with a fireball Tuesday morning, caused by an asteroid weighing about seven tons.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said the meteor was first spotted at 8:57 a.m. off Lake Erie in Lorain.
The asteroid’s path of more than 34 miles through the atmosphere stopped in Medina County, where NASA says it broke up and some fragments fell to the ground.
The fireball was traveling at speeds of 40,000 miles per hour.
NASA said the meteor, an estimated 6-feet in diameter, unleashed a pressure wave when it broke up, causing the massive boom heard throughout Northeast Ohio.
One viewer in Strongsville even shared their whole house shook and picture frames and books were knocked from shelves.
NASA said people reported seeing the fireball in places as far as Ontario, Canada.
There were also witnesses in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
19 News Meteorologist Jeff Tanchak if today would have been sunny, you would have been able to see the meteor in the sky.
Despite the cloud cover, the meteor was caught on camera a few times. Olmsted Falls Superintendent Dr. Jim Lloyd posted video of the meteor captured on their bus garage camera.
If you have any pictures or video of the boom or resulting damage, please share with us.
19 News Meteorologist Kelly Dobeck said a meteor is called a meteorite after it hits the ground.
At this time, there are no reported injuries.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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