[meteorite-list] Huge Fireball: Possible First Meteorite Fall of 2011

From: Dave Myers <whitefalcons007_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:20:21 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <55246.89872.qm_at_web110116.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

Hi Eric, and list

I take alot of storm photos in south-west Ohio, and the local guys at the NWS-
Wilmington Ohio, will send me radar images of my storm photos,(date-time of my
photos)?months later. So I would think if anyone contacted the NWS in a city in
the southern States they will do the same, for this meteor image?

Here is a example of what I have taken of storms and the radar images that they
sent me, months later! I hope it works in the south for someone getting
meteorite data.



http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=25502&id=100000209843157&l=3ae06f2885
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----- Original Message ----
From: Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Wed, January 12, 2011 6:37:58 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Huge Fireball: Possible First Meteorite Fall of
2011

Sucks that the radar is unreadable. Maybe someone will step up and say
their car was smashed by a North American Lunar meteorite. Could you
imagine? We can hope... ;)

Just a heads up for those still holding out hope, more Fireball reports
have been made on AMS:
http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball2/public.php?start_date=2011-01-01&end_date=2011-12-31


Articles about the fireball:
http://news.google.com/news/more?q=fireball&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGLL_en___US360&um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&ncl=dw2iJm6DIXQC3OMzlaYaeruc0jPmM&ei=KzIuTYzGM5S6sQOGoMnqBg&sa=X&oi=news_result&ct=more-results&resnum=7&ved=0CFkQqgIwBg


Perhaps someone will come forward with some better quality video footage
other than bright flashes.

Regards,
Eric

On 1/12/2011 1:52 PM, Marc Fries wrote:
> Here's the NOAA site with all the data:
>
> http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/nexradinv/
>
>
> And here's NOAA's free radar image viewing software:
>
> http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/wct/
>
> There's a FAQ and instructions and what-not in there as well.? It's worth the
>read - there is a fairly extensive learning curve to working with radar data.
>
> Cheers,
> Marc Fries
>
>
>
> On Jan 12, 2011, at 1:43 PM, R. Chastain wrote:
>
>? ?
>> Thanks for the info.
>> I will check out the NOAA site.
>>
>> Rod
>>
>> --- On Wed, 1/12/11, Marc Fries<fries at psi.edu>? wrote:
>>
>>? ? ?
>>> From: Marc Fries<fries at psi.edu>
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Huge Fireball: Possible First Meteorite Fall of
>>>2011
>>> To: "R. Chastain"<suenrod at yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: "Meteorite-list List"<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 4:36 PM
>>> Depending on the radar, the data can
>>> go back as far as 1992.? All of it is publicly
>>> available through the NOAA website - your tax dollars at
>>> work, as they say.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Marc Fries
>>>
>>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 12:57 PM, R. Chastain wrote:
>>>
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I have a question about radar data in general.
>>>> How far back is radar data archived? A few
>>>>? ? ? ? ?
>>> weeks/days/years??
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Rod
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On Wed, 1/12/11, Marc Fries<fries at psi.edu>
>>>>? ? ? ? ?
>>> wrote:
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>? ? ? ? ?
>>>>> From: Marc Fries<fries at psi.edu>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Huge Fireball:
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> Possible First Meteorite Fall of 2011
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> To: "Meteorite-list List"<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>> Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 3:09 PM
>>>>> Howdy, all
>>>>>
>>>>>? ? ? I've received a bunch of
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> requests for
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> radar data so I'll just answer them all
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> here...? I
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> pulled all the radar data down last night and did
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> a perusal
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> for fall signatures.? I didn't see anything
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> terribly
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> obvious but eyewitness reports were not very
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> specific at the
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> time. I'm out of town working today but will sit
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> down with
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> the radar data (and much better eyewitness
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> reports!) tonight
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> and see what I can find.? I'll post the
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> results to my
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> blog so everyone can see them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Marc Fries
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 10:30 AM, Meteorites USA
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> wrote:
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>> Hey Robert, a short duration Fireball doesn't
>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> really
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> mean much with regard to whether meteorites are on
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> the
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> ground as evidenced by the Whetstone Mountains
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> meteorite
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> fall. The question on this one is whether there
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> was
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> fragmentation, and if there is video of that
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> fragmentation.
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> Fragmentation has been reported by many eye
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> witnesses. A
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> good sign is that sonic booms were heard as well,
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> and quote
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> "houses were rattled". Though not definitive it's
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> a very
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> good piece of the puzzle.
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Eric
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/12/2011 10:25 AM, meteoritefinder at yahoo.com
>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>>> Yeah, sounded pretty impressive at first
>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> and was
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> reported over a? huge area, but as others
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> have noted,
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> it was quite short, so ...
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>>> Robert Woolard
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 11:59 AM, Meteorites
>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> USA<eric at meteoritesusa.com>
>>>
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>> UPDATE: New data added... This is a
>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> short
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> duration event. Current public video sucks, and no
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> radar
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> yet. Over 30 sightings on AMS. I've added a map,
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> and the
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> Google Earth KMZ file for download for those who
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> want to try
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> this one.
>>>>>http://www.meteoritesusa.com/meteorite-news/huge-fireball-seen-across-6-states/
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>> Enjoy...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> Eric
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 1/12/2011 12:20 AM, Meteorites USA
>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> wrote:
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>> You know, sometimes it's just too
>>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> good to
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> be true... What are the chances a meteorite falls
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> on 1/11/11
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> just a mere couple weeks before the Tucson show?
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> ;)
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>> We might have our first meteorite
>>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> fall of
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> 2011. Too many reports of fragmentation and sonic
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> booms for
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> it not to be. Looks like this might be the real
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> deal.
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>> Here's some quotes from the
>>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> articles:
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>> "A sonic boom was heard as far
>>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> north as
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> Western North Carolina..."
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>> "...Copiah County Emergency
>>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> Management
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> Director Randle Drane said residents who saw the
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> light and
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> heard a subsequent boom called to report what they
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> had seen
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> or heard. The majority of those who heard the boom
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> were near
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> the town of Hopewell just southeast of Crystal
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> Springs...."
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>> "...Little Rock, Ark. Around 8:30
>>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> p.m. we
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> began receiving calls about a bright flash of
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> light and a
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> boom..."
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>> "...Around 9 PM Tuesday, the
>>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> Pulaski
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> County Sheriff's Office received several calls of
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> what
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> looked like balls of fire falling from the
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> sky...."
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>> "...According to affiliate KFSM,
>>>>>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> the
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> meteor was also sighted in Greenwood, Jonesboro,
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> Jackson,
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>> Miss., Biloxi, Miss., and the Florida
>>>>>? ? ? ? ? ?
>>> Panhandle...."
>>>? ? ? ?
>>>>>>>>> Reports still coming in...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>> Eric Wichman
>>>>>>>>> Meteorites USA
>>>>>>>>> www.meteoritesusa.com
>>>>>>>>>
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