Meteor captures attention across Northeast Ohio | Reporters Roundtable

Sound of Ideas · Mar 20, 2026 · 51m

Northeast Ohioans got an unexpected free show in the sky this week when a meteor streaked across the region and broke up over Medina County.

According to NASA, the space rock weighed 17,000 pounds and was 6 feet in diameter. It broke apart, traveling more than 40,000 miles per hour creating a wave of pressure and a loud "boom" heard across much of the area. Some cameras were able to catch the streaking ball of fire as it made its descent through the atmosphere.

We will talk about the meteor and the scramble for pieces of it left behind on the "Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable."

But first…