Massive fireball meteor explodes over Cleveland, Ohio
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A sonic boom was heard across several states Tuesday after a meteor broke the sound barrier over the skies of Ohio, according to the National Weather Service. The boom happened around 9 a.m. EST, over Northeast Ohio,
Thousands of people in Northeast Ohio heard and felt an explosion Tuesday morning.
NASA says the asteroid, which was approximately 7 tons, unleashed an energy of 250 tons of TNT when it 'fragmented' in Medina County.
Skies across Northeast Ohio lit up with a fireball Tuesday morning, caused by an asteroid weighing about seven tons.
A meteor was captured on cameras in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, NASA said. The fireball created a sonic boom around the Lake Erie region, a meteorologist said.
The dramatic event startled residents across several states in the US, many of whom reported hearing a loud boom and feeling ground tremors.