Massive fireball lights up night sky across large swath of U.S.
People across the eastern U.S. and in parts of Canada saw a dazzling light show on Wednesday night, as a fireball entered the atmosphere and burned up.
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People across the eastern U.S. and in parts of Canada saw a dazzling light show on Wednesday night, as a fireball entered the atmosphere and burned up.
A noontime boom that was heard and felt from southern Ontario to Virginia was likely caused by a disintegrating meteor, according to an organization in western New York that keeps track of such phenomena.
Several people reported seeing a meteor flying across the sky overnight in Maryland and DC.
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Social media sites are buzzing with reports of a flash of light streaking across the sky along the East Coast.
Some western Maryland residents say an apparent meteor put on a sky show they won't soon forget.
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Bitterly cold wind chills are expected today. Snow showers will leave a light slippery accumulation Friday night.
Bitterly cold wind chills are expected today. Snow showers will leave a light slippery accumulation Friday night.
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Bitterly cold wind chills are expected today. Snow showers will leave a light slippery accumulation Friday night. A WJZ First Alert Weather Day is in effect for today and into the first part of tonight for wind-chills in the single digits and teens. Winds
Bitterly cold wind chills are expected today. Snow showers will leave a light slippery accumulation Friday night.
Alert Day Thursday for bitter cold, low wind chill in Maryland
Bitter cold temps, followed by more snow in Maryland
We are waking up to very cold temperatures and a few snow showers on this Wednesday morning. Feels like temperatures are in the lower teens and winds are gusting 20 to 25 mph. Expect a mostly cloudy, cold, and windy day ahead. Highs will top out around 32° but with the cold winds the temperatures will feel like the upper teens all day long.
The massive fires in California hit close to home for WJZ Anchor Denise Koch, whose father lives in the city of Sierra Madre, which is in Los Angeles County.
Bitterly cold wind chills are expected today. Snow showers will leave a light slippery accumulation Friday night. A WJZ First Alert Weather Day is in effect for today and into the first part of tonight for wind-chills in the single digits and teens. Winds
California fires hit close to home for WJZ anchor Denise Koch
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Alert Day Thursday for bitter cold, low wind chill in Maryland