The mysterious booms are back in Birmingham. Did you hear them?
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Mysterious booms heard across Alabama are back again after perplexing Alabamians for months last year. Many residents heard a similar boom in Birmingham again around 10
What’s that noise?
A sound that has been described as a loud boom was heard across many cities around Birmingham. Some of the areas that experienced the event
According to the Bama Boom Tracker, many of the booms were heard along I-20 and I-459.
So. What was it this time?
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there has been no sign of an earthquake, smoke or fire. So what caused the series of
In 2018, experts never found a singular cause of the booms. They did, however, collect quite a few hypotheses. Such as:
- Skyquake—a meteorological phenomenon generated by the contrast of hot and cold air masses
- Distant Lightning
- Earthquakes
- Noise from mining operations and blasts
- Meteors
- Supersonic aircraft
- Sonic booms
The reason for Friday’s big booms
Log your boom, Birmingham!
Did you hear any of the mysterious booms? You can log them on the Bama Boom Tracker website.
Did you hear it? Do you have any idea what/who caused the boom? Send us your hypothesis on social @BhamNow!
