HOUSTON \u2013 A meteor, roughly 3 feet across and weighing about 1 ton, entered Earth\u2019s atmosphere at around 35,000 mph on Saturday, creating a shockwave equivalent to 26 tons of TNT.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe felt the house shake for a couple of seconds. It was a vibration. It was silent, but the house was definitely moving.\u201d \u2014 Kiyan Badkoubeh, KPRC weekday morning producer. <\/p>\n
Loud sonic booms that rattled homes, shook buildings, and sent vibrations through neighborhoods across the region.<\/p>\n
Reports poured in from Cypress, Katy, Cinco Ranch, Wharton, and beyond, including northwest Houston suburbs and Waller County. <\/p>\n
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Waller County Judge Trey Duhon posted on Facebook last night: \u201cWaller County is booming apparently.. and I\u2019m not talking about growth.\u201d Daji reported last night in the article below. <\/p>\n
READ HERE: Houston, did you hear the sonic BOOM? A meteor is the culprit! <\/a><\/p>\n NASA\u2019s \u201cChicken Little Trajectory\u201d:<\/p>\n The meteor first became visible near Stagecoach, Texas, northwest of Houston, then moved southeast before fragmenting near Cypress Station\/Bammel, west of Cypress. For those wondering, myself included, \u201cChicken Little trajectory\u201d is NASA\u2019s playful, tongue-in-cheek term in their official fireball reports \u2014 a nod to the classic fable \u201cChicken Little\u201d (\u201cThe sky is falling!\u201d), since meteors involve actual rocks falling from the sky.<\/p>\n Nasa’s Chicken Little Trajectory (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n Just days earlier, on March 17 a larger daytime fireball was confirmed by NASA over Ohio. That one was about 6 feet across, weighed roughly 7 tons, and originated from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.<\/p>\n A meteor – nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons – entered Earth\u2019s atmosphere near Cleveland, Ohio, on March 17, 2026, creating a light show in the sky and the opportunity to find pieces of the space rock on Earth.
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The meteorites are suspected to be Eucrites, many\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/gvGLmQOSa4<\/a><\/p>\n