A meteor caused a loud boom heard across the Ohio Valley on March 17, but a meteor strike in the mid-Atlantic seems unlikely.

Residents in Northeast Cleveland heard a loud explosion the morning of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2026. So, was it an actual meteor?

A loud explosive noise heard across Cleveland, Ohio, has unsettled the whole country. Here's what it actually was:

According to the National Weather Service, the loud sonic boom was caused by the meteor. A NASA spokesperson spoke with reporter Clay LePard, confirming the meteor was spotted near Medina. "I woke up this morning, and the sky fell, so I feel like Chicken Little right now," Bill Cooke, NASA's lead for the Meteoroid Environment Office, said.

Skies across Northeast Ohio lit up with a fireball Tuesday morning, caused by an asteroid weighing about seven tons.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland suggested the sound might have originated from a meteor breaking apart approximately 27 miles above Lake Erie., US News, Times Now

Multiple videos have captured the moment the meteor's impact was felt across the region.

What happened with the meteor that flew over Ohio and other parts of the U.S.? See videos of the moment and hear what it was like.

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