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

From: Marc Fries <fries_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:52:05 -0800
Message-ID: <8B5895A7-BB3C-4C31-94F8-EFB32C1F2AF9_at_psi.edu>

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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