An asteroid just exploded above Ohio with the force of 250 tons of TNT

"A flashy fireball streaked across the skies above the Midwest on Tuesday, falling to Earth near Lake Erie and Ohio at around 9:00 AM EDT. Some reported hearing a boom loud enough to shake their houses. The object appears to have been a seven-ton asteroid that spanned nearly six feet in diameter, according to NASA."

"When it fell, it was traveling at around 40,000 miles per hour in a southeasterly direction before fragmenting—blowing up—over Valley City in Ohio. The explosion had the equivalent force of 250 tons of TNT, the agency said, and may have also shook houses north of Medina."

"What occurred this morning was a daylight fireball at least several feet across, says Robert Lunsford, who helps coordinate fireball reports at the American Meteor Society. This is large enough to survive down to the lower atmosphere, where the air molecules are dense enough to carry sound."

A large fireball traveled across Midwest skies on Tuesday morning, visible in daylight across multiple states before fragmenting near Valley City, Ohio around 9:00 AM EDT. The object was a seven-ton asteroid approximately six feet in diameter traveling at 40,000 miles per hour in a southeasterly direction. Upon entering the lower atmosphere, the meteor exploded with force equivalent to 250 tons of TNT, creating a pressure wave that produced sonic booms loud enough to shake houses across the region, including areas north of Medina. Some meteorite fragments fell near Medina, though damage reports remain unclear. The fireball was large enough to survive atmospheric entry and generate audible sound waves for residents below its flight path.

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