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Meteor Explosion Caused 'Boom' That Shook Ground In Pittsburgh Area: NWS Meteor Explosion Caused 'Boom' That Shook Ground In Pittsburgh Area: NWS
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. 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 loud explosion heard over SW PA earlier may have been a meteor explosion. This GOES-16 GLM Total Optical Energy product shows a flash that was not associated with lightning. No confirmation,…

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by Cecilia Levine