What experts say about suspected meteor boom heard across Northeast Ohio
By Peter Krouse
Published on March 17, 2026.
A suspected meteor explosion over Northeast Ohio was heard around 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, causing a powerful boom that carried across a wide area. The National Weather Service has confirmed that satellite data indicates the explosion was caused by a meteor. Experts say the explosion occurs when a fast-moving space rock enters Earth's atmosphere at many times the speed of sound and then explodes midair. It is unclear whether any fragments of this meteor have reached the ground.
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