Residents across Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee reported seeing a fireball and hearing a loud boom Thursday. The NWS says it was likely a meteor.
A bright flash of light followed by a loud boom startled residents across parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee on Thursday afternoon as reports of a “fireball” streamed in from multiple counties.
Officials in metro Atlanta—including Roswell, Forsyth, Dawson and Rockdale counties—confirmed receiving numerous eyewitness accounts of a fireball streaking through the sky. The flash was also picked up by a NOAA satellite.
In Rockdale County, Georgia, residents reported hearing a loud explosionlike sound and feeling their homes tremble, according to 11 Alive. Similar sightings were also reported in parts of Tennessee…