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A sonic boom and cold weather combine to rattle some homes and eardrums in southeast Ohio
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — If you heard a sonic boom Tuesday morning and maybe felt your house rattle a bit, that was physics in action.
Military jet fighters from the Air National Guard’s 180th fighter wing were flying over southeast Ohio practicing combat maneuvers, according to Senior Airman Kregg York, who’s a Public Affairs Specialist for the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing.
The jets were moving faster than the speed of sound to create a sonic boom. This boom may have been particularly intense because of the weather.
The sonic boom led residents to ask questions on social media groups around Athens shortly after 10 a.m.
The Air National Guard’s 180th fighter wing, which is based west of Toledo, routinely conducts practice missions in the airspace over southern Ohio.