[meteorite-list] High winds aloft during east coast fireball last night

[Fries, Marc D]

Howdy all
 
     My brother and I did a preliminary assessment of weather and radar
associated with the fireball yesterday evening, and things look grim for the
home team.  The jet stream was directly over Norfolk with 100-120 kt
(185-225 km/hr) winds out of the SW.  Dominant lower level winds were ³well
organized, strong and deep² following on the passage of a cold front a few
hours previously.  The reduced radar data set available today doesn¹t show
anything out of the ordinary for local weather, which is reasonable
considering the high winds that should be sufficient to quickly dissipate a
debris plume.

    Considering this one was described as moving NE from Virginia Beach, VA,
it sounds like a Fishy Squisher anyways.
 
     We¹ll have another look when the radar archives refresh.  I hope it
pans out ­ I really want to see a refrigerator with North Korean markings on
ebay.
 
Cheers,
MDF