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By: Charles Roop | WCTV Pinpoint Weather
March 31, 2019
With the kind permission of Deb / Valdosta, Ga.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Residents of the southeast – not just Big Bend and South Georgia – reported seeing a bright flash between 23:50 and 23:55 on Saturday night, likely caused by a meteor.
the @NWSTallahassee confirmed that a meteor fell to Earth on Saturday night after being sighted in the sky by Florida residents. https://t.co/sQ61dUIvm1
– Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) March 31, 2019
Deb submitted this surveillance video from #meteor of #Valdosta. If you have images to share, send them to our website: https://t.co/clyrTypxdv pic.twitter.com/kQdYD7eq61
– Charles Roop (@CharlesRoopWCTV) March 31, 2019
A meteor is defined as a meteoroid coming "close enough to the Earth and entering the atmosphere of the Earth", vaporizing after it enters.
Have you seen it? A meteor was captured on GOES Lightning Mapper (GLM) around 3:52 am or 11:52 pm ET! pic.twitter.com/6FnUCN83EJ
– NWS Tallahassee (@NWSTallahassee) March 31, 2019
The Forecast Office of the National Weather Service in Tallahassee confirmed the meteor on the basis of the GOES 16 Lightning Mapper. In the animated GIF, a brief flash appears in the east of Big Bend, north of Taylor County. Another forecast office looked more closely at their screens.
The Global Lightning Mapper (GLM) of GOES-East detected the light released by the presumed fireball on Eridu, Florida, at 23:55. pic.twitter.com/LBaJKj7zDJ
– NWS Charleston, SC (@NWSCharlestonSC) March 31, 2019
The event follows another fireball report, which was spotted by a Gadsden County company on March 22.
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