Meteor Punches Through Houston Home After Fireball Over Southeast Texas
NASA confirmed a March 21 fireball at 4:40 p.m. local time that fragmented over Bammel, producing sonic booms and sending fragments that may have struck a Houston-area home.
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Overview
NASA said a bright fireball was observed on March 21 at 4:40 p.m. local time, becoming visible about 49 miles above Stagecoach and moving southeast at 35,000 mph before breaking apart 29 miles above Bammel.
NASA said the fragmentation unleashed energy equivalent to about 26 tons of TNT and produced a pressure wave that caused sonic booms heard across the area.
Spring-area resident Sherrie James said a rock smashed through her roof and ceiling, landed in an upstairs room, and she reported the incident to the fire department; no one was injured.
NASA estimated the meteor measured about 3 feet across and weighed about one ton.
The American Meteor Society logged more than 140 reports across south-central and southeastern Texas, and Doppler weather radar indicated meteorites may have fallen between Willowbrook and Northgate Crossing.
Analysis
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FAQ
The meteor became visible 49 miles above Stagecoach, northwest of Houston, on March 21, 2026, at 4:40 p.m. CDT, moved southeast at 35,000 mph, and broke apart 29 miles above Bammel, unleashing energy equivalent to 26 tons of TNT.
No one was injured; a rock smashed through Spring-area resident Sherrie James's roof and ceiling, landing in an upstairs room, and she reported it to the fire department.
Doppler weather radar showed meteorites falling between Willowbrook and Northgate Crossing, Houston suburbs.
NASA estimated the meteor was about 3 feet across and weighed one ton; the American Meteor Society logged over 140 reports across south-central and southeastern Texas.