According to WICZ the Tioga County Sheriff's Department did not say if they received any calls. They told WICZ they "have no comment or information at the moment."
The Broome County Sheriff's office told WICZ about reports coming from social media about "a yellow cloud of smoke."
Though they did not receive any calls about any clouds. They continued investigating those claims Saturday afternoon, but said they "don't even know where to begin because reports were coming from too many different locations."
The Firewire in Tioga County, posted that the boom was "heard over 100 miles into PA."
The National Weather Service in Binghamton confirmed that "nothing naturally occurred that was out of the ordinary." Officials added that the accounts sound like they describing a small earthquake, but there was no evidence to confirm that one had actually happened.
The National Weather Service in Binghamton confirmed that "nothing naturally occurred that was out of the ordinary." Officials added that the accounts sound like they describing a small earthquake, but there was no evidence to confirm that one had actually happened.
NYSEG could not confirm any additional details, and no natural gas leaks or power outages were reported.
Stay with 18 News for the latest on this story as it develops.
Reader Comments
This event is widespread south of the 'Finger Lakes' and the emergency services were overwhelmed with calls for a short period of time last night. From reddit: "...Scanner chatter was centered in the Halsey valley area. However I'm almost 20 miles and it sounded like shelving falling in my attic. It was heard loud enough to shake the window s in town of main and also Endicott." [Link]
Seriously, so many prognostications about damage and changes to the East Coast have been made over the centuries that this event is almost vindication.