Meteor Explosion Caused 'Boom' That Shook Ground In Pittsburgh Area: NWS

Did you feel that? A meteor is being eyed as the cause of the massive "boom" that shook the ground across the Pittsburgh area on New Year's Day, according to the National Weather Service.

"This GOES-16 GLM Total Optical Energy product shows a flash that was not associated with lightning."
Photo Credit: *National Weather Service*

Cecilia Levine

01/02/2022 11:11 a.m.

Dispatchers in Allegheny County received multiple reports of a "loud boom," shaking the South Hills and other areas, officials said in a Tweet.

No seismic activity and no thunder or lightning were reported.

The NWS says the most logical explanation was a meteor explosion.

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