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

[R. Chastain]

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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