Did you hear a loud boom or see a shooting star in the sky on Saturday? Several reports of a loud sonic boom have caused quite a stir, with some people hearing a "boom" along with video footage of shooting star in the sky. Nasa reports it was caused by a meteor traveling southeast, disintegrating- unleashing 26 tons of TNT creating a pressure wave that was heard and felt at ground level, according to a report with KPRC news affiliate.
Sr. Radio Broadcast Meteorologist, Terri Smith, reports there were eyewitnesses across Houston that observed a bright fireball on Saturday, at 4:40 p.m. CDT. Current data indicates that the meteor became visible at 49 miles above Stagecoach, northwest of Houston. It moved southeast at 35,000 mph, breaking apart 29 miles above Bammel, just west of Cypress Station. The fragmentation of the meteor - which weighed about a ton with a diameter of 3 feet - created a pressure wave that caused booms heard by some in the area. Doppler weather radar also showed meteorites produced between Willowbrook and Northgate Crossing.