# Asteroid burns up in Cleveland, OH area (3/16/2026) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531 "2026-03-17T23:11:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/1 "2026-03-17T23:11:37Z")
Scientists are estimating that this thing weighed 7 or 8 tons. We could have had another Chelyabinsk if things had been a little different! Did anyone here see or hear it? > **[Did you see it? 7-ton asteroid causes massive fireball seen over Ohio](https://www.wlwt.com/article/loud-boom-ohio-meteor-cleveland-cincinnati/70768910)** > > Did you hear a loud boom this morning? According to the National Weather Service, it apparently was the result of a meteor. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/2 "2026-03-17T23:25:24Z")
The Chelyabinsk meteor was roughly 1000x the weight of this one. And with maybe 50% more relative velocity to Earth. So on the order of 2000x the kinetic energy. Still a cool event; it would have been fun to see. But not really something with much damage potential. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/3 "2026-03-17T23:31:17Z")
Almost certainly rocks on the ground with this one. I’ve seen vague rumors of pieces found in Medina county, but I haven’t seen any actual photos yet. This is the kind of event that might happen once in a lifetime or more for any specific location but several times a year somewhere in the world. (The last significant one was [9 days ago in Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Koblenz_meteor).) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/4 "2026-03-18T00:14:35Z")
I didn’t see it, but I heard it. I had just stepped outside on my way to St. Patrick’s Day festivities (from which I just returned-- I’m exhausted), when I heard a big BOOM from somewhere to the south. My first thought was thunder, but it’s not the right weather for that. My next thought was that some enthusiastic Irishman had saved some big firecrackers for the day. I didn’t find out it was a meteor until I got to church. I’m right on the west edge of Cleveland, near the lake. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/5 "2026-03-18T01:13:43Z")
I did not hear it, many others did. Lake county, east of Cleveland. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/6 "2026-03-18T01:33:53Z")
A couple of my friends up there said they felt it - rattled the windows of their homes - and one said he heard it too. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/7 "2026-03-18T01:38:30Z")
So how’s that space program going. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/8 "2026-03-18T02:08:10Z")
I was in bed (NE of the airport), head a loud crash, thought one of my local birds had flown into my bedroom window. But then I heard the afterrumbles slowly diminishing into the distance. Found out what caused it 3 hours later. Apparently landed (if it didn’t all vaporize of course) somewhere south of the airport. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/9 "2026-03-18T02:27:02Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Almost certainly rocks on the ground with this one. I’ve seen vague rumors of pieces found in Medina county, but I haven’t seen any actual photos yet. Put out the word to everyone, if there is gooey stuff oozing from the middle of a rock, do not poke it with a stick! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/10 "2026-03-18T02:36:41Z")
The area where pieces of this most likely fell includes an area named River Styx. I’d love to own a meteorite named River Styx. (Years back [one fell in La Mancha](https://meteoriteguy.com/lamanchaspainfall/LaManchafall.htm), which would have been an excellent name, but sadly it ended up being officially called Puerto Lápice.) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/11 "2026-03-18T03:41:51Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Put out the word to everyone, if there is gooey stuff oozing from the middle of a rock, do not poke it with a stick! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/H_bnRD7aaok/maxresdefault.jpg "Men In Black: Alien stole Edgar's skin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_bnRD7aaok) ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/12 "2026-03-18T17:30:18Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > The area where pieces of this most likely fell includes an area named River Styx I have driven in that area numerous times. I wonder what kind of developer names his main street after a river in Hell? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/13 "2026-03-18T17:33:09Z")
Well, after all, y’know, Cleveland Rocks! ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/14 "2026-03-18T17:38:07Z")
> > There was once a space rock from La Mancha, whose final name I don’t want to remember… ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/15 "2026-03-18T18:07:50Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > I have driven in that area numerous times. I wonder what kind of developer names his main street after a river in Hell? > **[River Styx, Ohio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Styx,_Ohio)** > > River Styx is an unincorporated community in Medina County, Ohio, United States. River Styx is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from Wadsworth and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) from Medina. > A post office called River Styx was established in 1828, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. The community and the nearby Styx River derive their names from the Styx, a river in Greek mythology. The gloomy character of a nearby swamp caused the name to be selected. River Styx has been noted for i... ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/16 "2026-03-18T18:14:56Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Put out the word to everyone, if there is gooey stuff oozing from the middle of a rock, do not poke it with a stick! Sounds like someone who doesn’t want superpowers! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/17 "2026-03-18T18:22:22Z")
It’s pretty cool that the latest Superman movie was filmed here, and they used the Guardians’ ball field, and the name of the Metropolis team is…the Meteors! > **[An oral history of Progressive Field's 'Superman' moment](https://www.mlb.com/news/guardians-progressive-field-featured-in-superman-movie)** > > This story was excerpted from Tim Stebbins' Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. I somehow didn’t hear it. I was either in the car on the way to tai chi class, or at tai chi class in Bedford (southeast suburb). My mom didn’t hear/feel it (southeast exurb). But plenty of people who live in this very same southeast exurb reported hearing & feeling it. My friend who lives on the east side of the city right up on the lake says she thought a tree fell on her house. Another friend’s mom who lives in a far east exurb said she also thought a tree fell. My boyfriend who lives nearby to that said the same thing. My cousin in a west suburb heard it. My aunt on the near east side of the city didn’t hear it. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/18 "2026-03-18T20:00:16Z")
The DART mission was a success. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/19 "2026-03-18T20:09:55Z")
I neither heard nor felt it; I was at work (in Parma) at the time. My wife, who works up the road in Garfield Heights, said she heard a soft boom that sounded like someone dropped a large object far away. However, my phone completely blew up with friends/family/local FB groups posting at the same time, from all across the NEO area. Based on that, I guessed right away it was either an earthquake or a bolide, since not much else would cause a noise loud enough to be heard at the same time across several counties. More than a few ppl seriously thought that we were being attacked by an Iranian missile… 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531/20 "2026-03-18T20:12:09Z")
I thought the big ass tree next to my house had fallen on it, it was quite loud and shook the whole house [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asteroid-burns-up-in-cleveland-oh-area-3-16-2026/1028531.md?page=2)