SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS: Fireball sighting across the skies of Alabama
Posted on September 9, 2013 by END TIME HEADLINES
The skies over the Birmingham area may have experienced a visit from a fireball, or meteor, in roughly the last half hour. There have been numerous reports on Twitter of a bright flash of light in the sky, as well as reports of loud booms. Matt Grantham — a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Birmingham — told AL.com he could not confirm that the occurrence was a meteor but said that he suspects that it was, based on some of the same reports on social media. ”My guess is that it would be a fireball, a meteor passing though the atmosphere,” he said. Grantham said that the NWS is seeing reports of this occurrence all the way to Columbus, Ga. Twitter users reporter seeing a streak across around 8:45 from locations including Pelham, North Jefferson County, Cullman and Irondale. The Vestavia Hills Fire Department, for example, responded to about four reports of a loud boom that was heard in the Shades Crest Road area. Some concertgoers at the Mumford & Sons concert at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater reported seeing the light streak across the sky. The American Meteor Society tracks fireball sightings. If you think you saw a fireball tonight, report the location here. According to the AMS web site, there are reports of the event from Alabama Georgia and Tennessee. ”It was something I have never seen before,” said a resident in Harpersville, Ala. AL.COM
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Posted on September 9, 2013 by END TIME HEADLINES
The skies over the Birmingham area may have experienced a visit from a fireball, or meteor, in roughly the last half hour. There have been numerous reports on Twitter of a bright flash of light in the sky, as well as reports of loud booms. Matt Grantham — a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Birmingham — told AL.com he could not confirm that the occurrence was a meteor but said that he suspects that it was, based on some of the same reports on social media. ”My guess is that it would be a fireball, a meteor passing though the atmosphere,” he said. Grantham said that the NWS is seeing reports of this occurrence all the way to Columbus, Ga. Twitter users reporter seeing a streak across around 8:45 from locations including Pelham, North Jefferson County, Cullman and Irondale. The Vestavia Hills Fire Department, for example, responded to about four reports of a loud boom that was heard in the Shades Crest Road area. Some concertgoers at the Mumford & Sons concert at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater reported seeing the light streak across the sky. The American Meteor Society tracks fireball sightings. If you think you saw a fireball tonight, report the location here. According to the AMS web site, there are reports of the event from Alabama Georgia and Tennessee. ”It was something I have never seen before,” said a resident in Harpersville, Ala. AL.COM
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