Developing: Large boom heard around northern Nevada from possible meteor impact!!!

man, I just pinned the other thread Luis

UPDATE: A number of people in the Sierra around El Dorado County have reported they saw what they believed to be a meteor just before the sound.

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office tells News 4 they cannot confirm anything landed in their jurisdiction, but do tell us they have received a number of phone calls regarding the incident.



RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) – A large boom was heard Sunday morning around 8:00am around Northern Nevada and the Sierra.

Washoe County Sheriff’s Dispatchers tell News 4 they have received calls from “everywhere” including the Reno metro area to as far away as Incline Village.

The Sheriff’s Office says they are tying to find the source of the boom, but do not know what cause the boom.

There have been reports of the boom being heard in Minden, South Lake Tahoe and Truckee.



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What? It wasn't the same boom isn't it?

Thread: Rumbling in Northern California! - Possible Meteor? I JUST FELT IT!

Thread: Crazyass Loud Boom Heard From Stockton To Lake Tahoe This Morning

BREAKING: Boom heard around Northern Nevada & Sierra; possibly meteor impact

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Johnny Kelly‏@stormchaser4850Responder

Developing: Authorities search for source of large boom felt across northern Nevada; meteor seen [link to www.rgj.com]

9:10 a.m., update: The source of an explosion that shook the ground and rattled windows in a wide swath of Northern Nevada and California around 8 a.m., is still undetermined.

Several RGJ readers reported seeing a meteor about the time of the explosion, which was felt from Truckee to throughout the Reno area to Minden and on the West Slope of the Sierra as far south as Tuolomne County.


The U.S. Geological Survey reported no seismic activity in the area.


Reader Layne Mantha, said he was outside in Sparks when the explosion happened.


"It was about that time that a large meteor went across the sky," he said. "It might have been the meteor. Something to check because it wasn't very high in the sky when I saw it when I was sitting in my yard in Sparks."


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A large explosion rattled homes from Truckee to Minden about 8 a.m. and authorities throughout the region are trying to determine the source.
RGJ reporter Martha Bellisle, said the blast rattled the windows of her home in Truckee, Calif., while RGJ editor Beryl Love said "if felt like a truck hit the house," at his home in the Galena area off Mt. Rose Highway.


Mark Maynard, who also lives in the south Reno area, said via Twitter:


"It sounded like something hit the side and top of the house and the floors shook."


Michelle Montoya in Reno tweeted this:


"Near Rancho San Rafael, it felt like something fell on my roof. A few neighbors were outside looking around too."


The U.S. Geological Survey had no indication of an earthquake on its website.

Reports have come from as far south as Minden.


This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Developing: Loud boom heard In sky above Sierra in California; sheriff's officials investigating [link to www.kcra.com]

TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (KCRA) -- People from Lake Tahoe down to Tuolumne County have reported hearing a loud boom in the sky above the Sierra. Tuolumne County sheriff's officials are investigating a possible meteor shower.
Viewers in Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, Placer County, Tuolumne County, Amador County and Nevada County have contacted KCRA, and reported that they heard the sound just after 8:30 a.m.
KCRA meteorologist David Biggar said there were meteor showers Saturday night that could have still been going on Sunday morning.
Stay with KCRA and KCRA.com for the latest developments.
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no damage?

no story!

move along now.

although it would be cool to try to collect the meteorite fragments if there are any.

but seeing as there was no damage it was a small meteor and there probably won't be much left to try to collect.