NASA confirms 1,700-pound meteor blasts over Cleveland-Pittsburgh area

Name: NASA confirms 1,700-pound meteor blasts over Cleveland-Pittsburgh area
Uploaded: 2026-03-18T01:33:04Z
Duration: 1 min 4 s
Description: Fox Weather meteorologist Ari Sarsalari presents stunning video footage from Stow, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, showing a large meteor (bolide) streaking across the sky and generating a significant sonic boom. NASA confirms the meteor's estimated weight at 1,700 pounds and its roughly six-foot diameter. The meteor's passage was even captured by a satellite's lightning mapper, indicating its intensity.

Fox Weather @ Night · FWX · Mar 18, 2026 · 1m 4s

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Fox Weather meteorologist Ari Sarsalari presents stunning video footage from Stow, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, showing a large meteor (bolide) streaking across the sky and generating a significant sonic boom. NASA confirms the meteor's estimated weight at 1,700 pounds and its roughly six-foot diameter. The meteor's passage was even captured by a satellite's lightning mapper, indicating its intensity.