Explosion, Fireball Reported in Nevada, California
Source: NYT/AP
Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and California on Sunday morning was likely caused by a meteor.
The sound of the explosion around 8 a.m. prompted a flood of calls to law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Sierra Nevada in the two states.
The explosion rattled windows and shook houses from Reno to Winnemucca in Nevada, and from the Sacramento to Bakersfield areas in California.
Some people in the two states reported seeing a fireball streak across the sky at the same time.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/04/22/us/ap-us-fireball-explosion.html?_r=1&hp
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)But, sadly, I'm at Pupukea on the North Shore this week.
Rain today!
K/R
tkmorris
(11,138 posts)My heart absolutely bleeds for you.
elleng
(130,974 posts)for a rainy day in paradise!!!
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)It's drizzling.
You know how you get around drizzle.
TheWraith
(24,331 posts)Here we're slated for 7 to 14 inches of snow in a freak storm.
unc70
(6,115 posts)We have to draw the line somewhere. Excessive gloating.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)allan01
(1,950 posts)heard it in sonora ca. was the talk of the town
shanti
(21,675 posts)in sacramento, and did not hear or feel it.
It doesn't take much to make the "talk of the town" status up in Sonora
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)And felt nothing. But then again, I am a heavy sleeper. For the most part the only thing that wakes me, is to go pee in the middle of the night. LOL!
slackmaster
(60,567 posts)OKNancy
(41,832 posts)It was a little after 4 am Central as I looked east. ( Tulsa Oklahoma )
LOL - I was out on the patio smoking.
sofa king
(10,857 posts)Most of the really spectacular ones are around the size of a peanut or smaller, I'm told. The blast in CA/NV may have been a larger than normal icy hunk of comet Thatcher from when it passed through the neighborhood in 1861.
Botany
(70,516 posts)I wonder if anyone got video.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)n/t
Lawlbringer
(550 posts)unc70
(6,115 posts)The award for meteorite studies.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)Stupid Mayans.
proud patriot
(100,706 posts)hope no one is hurt
Tikki
(14,557 posts)Fresh and dandy...
Tikki
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)The last thing I did was I tried to hold her.
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)Thought it was an earthquake or something tectonic...the boom was followed by a long rumbling...creepy!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)ALIENS FIRE ON CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
Posted on Monday, April 23rd, 2012
By Frank Lake
Authorities confirmed that loud explosions heard across Nevada and California on Sunday morning were caused by alien ships from Planet Gootan.
The shots fired from Gootan ships rattled homes and prompted a flood of calls to law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Sierra Nevada. Thousands of people saw fireballs across the skies.
Astronomers quickly announced that the fireballs were caused by a meteor that entered Earths atmosphere. But WWN spoke with Dr. Susan Begley of the U.N. Panel on Extraterrestrials and she confirmed that the fireballs were actually laser missiles fired from alien spaceships from Planet Gootan.
The Gootans are in the very first stages of their attack on Earth. These were basically warning shots, telling us that they are here and that wed better prepare, Dr. Begley said. Luckily, the United Nations has been preparing for the Gootan invasion for the last two decades.
See here for pics and more:
http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/47108/aliens-fire-on-california-and-nevada/