Modern Mysteries
Mystery bang rocks Tauranga, New Zealand
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T.K. RandallMay 28, 2017 ·
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What was the cause of the bang ? Image Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0 Michal Klajban
An extremely loud bang managed to wake up half the city when it shook houses at 3am on Sunday morning.
Described by some witnesses as a "sonic boom", the tremendous bang was widely reported by residents after it shook windows and upset pets across Tauranga.
"The house rattled, it was extremely loud, almost like it was in my backyard," said Brookfield resident Roderick Davison who recalled how the noise had woken him up in the middle of the night.
The local Tauranga Weather Facebook group ended up swamped with people asking about the incident with some speculating that it could have been a meteor or some sort of weapons test.
According to MetService meteorologist Peter Little however, the noise was most likely the result of a nearby thunderstorm and in particular, a triple lightning strike that had caused a single loud boom.
"It shocked a lot of people out of bed and created some mystery because there was just the one bang," he said. "But it's not uncommon for thunderstorms."
Source:
New Zealand Herald |
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