Officials Investigating Booms in Sequoyah County,Arkansas.

Antaletriangle · 01-24-2009, 01:38 PM

http://www.kfsm.com/Global/story.asp?S=9715402
Posted: Jan 22, 2009 04:33 PM

Updated: Jan 22, 2009 04:34 PM

From rattling windows to big loud booms... Sequoyah County residents reported feeling tremors earlier this week, and now officials are investigating the matter. The reports come from as far north as Marble City... And as far south as the Le Flore County border.

Calls have been pouring into the county sheriff's office... Residents say they heard rumbling noises, and saw their windows and sliding glass doors shaking.

Officials say there is no evidence at this time of seismic activity, but they'll continue to look into it.

Who knows?Expansion of underground base? To have windows tremble it's quite a large disturbance to not be measured seismically-that would have been picked up on a seismograph somewhere.
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Loud booms heard in Grand Island,Nebraska.
http://www.theindependent.com/articl...7948068281.txt
By Tracy Overstreet
tracy.overstreet@theindependent.com
Published: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:00 PM CST
The loud booms heard in Grand Island Tuesday night and this morning are believed to be starling control measures or the acts of curious youth.

Milt Moravek, program manager of the Central Platte Natural Resources District, said the NRD began shooting off propane cannons last Friday night for starling control.

“It just scares them away from our area,” Moravek said.

The NRD has used the sound abatement method in the past to prevent the flock from roosting at the NRD headquarters office at 215 Kaufman Ave. It informed the city last week that the cannons would be shot off around dusk for about seven to 14 days.

But Grand Island/Hall County Emergency Management Director Jon Rosenlund said the 911 center received calls about loud booms from “one end of town to the other,” and the calls came after dusk.

They were reported between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Tuesday and again around 7 a.m. today.

Rosenlund said reports were especially prevalent “up and down Stolley Park Road.”

“There were no reports of fire, no reports of damage, no reports of power outages or any infrastructure damage,” Rosenlund said.

Grand Island Utilities Director Gary Mader said he heard the boom Tuesday night and called in to the city’s power control center.

“It’s not us,” Mader said. “It didn’t seem to be affecting the electric system.”

He said the boom almost sounded like a “sonic boom” that is sometimes heard from traveling aircraft.

Calls to the Central Nebraska Regional Airport this morning were not immediately returned.

Other infrastructure also appeared unaffected.

“It’s not us,” said Claudia Rapkoch, spokeswoman for natural gas provider NorthWestern Energy.

Rosenlund said his supposition is that people are hearing the NRD starling control, that local residents are implementing their own starling control measures or that area youth may be experimenting with something like a “dry ice bomb.”

Rosenlund, who didn’t advocate this being done, said that, when dry ice is dropped into a 2-liter bottle of water, a loud explosion can be the result.

The technique has been featured on the cable television show “Mythbusters.”

The city of Grand Island has contracted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for starling control in the past, but no such work is currently under way.

“The city has not received any calls from citizens regarding problems with starlings,” said Paul Briseno, assistant to the city administrator.

USDA officials have been tracking the birds, Briseno said. They believe the birds are moving to the area later in the season this year, and for the most part, the flock that is here stays in Grand Island the majority of the year.

“If we start to see an increase in the number of birds and complaints, we will once again initiate the same program as we have in past years,” Briseno said.
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http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...00901415208324
Scientists Warn Of Huge Quake In US
6:34pm UK, Thursday January 22, 2009

US scientists warn a newly discovered fault in Arkansas could trigger a magnitude seven earthquake.

A quake would cause major problems - like this one in California

The Arkansas Earthquake Centre says the fault is at least seven miles long and its epicentre is near a major natural gas pipeline.

It believes the fault, which lies west of Marianna, is around 5,000 years old and will have caused at least one big tremor in its history.

Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, would be at risk if there was a powerful quake despite being 100 miles southwest of the line.

Pipes are all over the place, We, CenterPoint Energy, or someone else has a pipeline everywhere.

Arkla Energy Resources spokesman

Neighbouring states Tennessee and Mississippi could also be hit.

A pipe laid by Arkla Energy Resources runs through the area but a spokeswoman for the company would not say if it was the one near the fault's epicentre.

Scientists say the fault is different to the one at New Madrid that caused a series of tremors in 1811-12 and made the Mississippi river flow backwards.

Most Arkansas earthquakes happen in the northeast of the state, but experts say the Marianna fault is too far away for that area to be affected.

Dantheman62 · 01-24-2009, 02:55 PM

hmmm interesting, my first thought was somebody's meth lab blew up, there's some backwoods dudes around Arkansas. LOL!

Antaletriangle · 01-24-2009, 03:26 PM

Yeah i understand-the first article concerns a different state-weird.

sunflower · 01-24-2009, 04:16 PM

I haven't received any Earth Changes newletters this week which keeps track of earthquakes. I'm going along with the expansion of underground bases idea. Or a new type of aircraft breaking the time barrier.

We hear the bird-repelling cannons on one island where we bike to keep them out of the corn. Annoying, repetitive, but not as loud as the booms described here.

01-24-2009, 01:38 PM	#1
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Officials Investigating Booms in Sequoyah County,Arkansas. http://www.kfsm.com/Global/story.asp?S=9715402 Posted: Jan 22, 2009 04:33 PM Updated: Jan 22, 2009 04:34 PM From rattling windows to big loud booms... Sequoyah County residents reported feeling tremors earlier this week, and now officials are investigating the matter. The reports come from as far north as Marble City... And as far south as the Le Flore County border. Calls have been pouring into the county sheriff's office... Residents say they heard rumbling noises, and saw their windows and sliding glass doors shaking. Officials say there is no evidence at this time of seismic activity, but they'll continue to look into it. Who knows?Expansion of underground base? To have windows tremble it's quite a large disturbance to not be measured seismically-that would have been picked up on a seismograph somewhere. --------------------------------------------------------- Loud booms heard in Grand Island,Nebraska. http://www.theindependent.com/articl...7948068281.txt By Tracy Overstreet tracy.overstreet@theindependent.com Published: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:00 PM CST The loud booms heard in Grand Island Tuesday night and this morning are believed to be starling control measures or the acts of curious youth. Milt Moravek, program manager of the Central Platte Natural Resources District, said the NRD began shooting off propane cannons last Friday night for starling control. “It just scares them away from our area,” Moravek said. The NRD has used the sound abatement method in the past to prevent the flock from roosting at the NRD headquarters office at 215 Kaufman Ave. It informed the city last week that the cannons would be shot off around dusk for about seven to 14 days. But Grand Island/Hall County Emergency Management Director Jon Rosenlund said the 911 center received calls about loud booms from “one end of town to the other,” and the calls came after dusk. They were reported between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Tuesday and again around 7 a.m. today. Rosenlund said reports were especially prevalent “up and down Stolley Park Road.” “There were no reports of fire, no reports of damage, no reports of power outages or any infrastructure damage,” Rosenlund said. Grand Island Utilities Director Gary Mader said he heard the boom Tuesday night and called in to the city’s power control center. “It’s not us,” Mader said. “It didn’t seem to be affecting the electric system.” He said the boom almost sounded like a “sonic boom” that is sometimes heard from traveling aircraft. Calls to the Central Nebraska Regional Airport this morning were not immediately returned. Other infrastructure also appeared unaffected. “It’s not us,” said Claudia Rapkoch, spokeswoman for natural gas provider NorthWestern Energy. Rosenlund said his supposition is that people are hearing the NRD starling control, that local residents are implementing their own starling control measures or that area youth may be experimenting with something like a “dry ice bomb.” Rosenlund, who didn’t advocate this being done, said that, when dry ice is dropped into a 2-liter bottle of water, a loud explosion can be the result. The technique has been featured on the cable television show “Mythbusters.” The city of Grand Island has contracted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for starling control in the past, but no such work is currently under way. “The city has not received any calls from citizens regarding problems with starlings,” said Paul Briseno, assistant to the city administrator. USDA officials have been tracking the birds, Briseno said. They believe the birds are moving to the area later in the season this year, and for the most part, the flock that is here stays in Grand Island the majority of the year. “If we start to see an increase in the number of birds and complaints, we will once again initiate the same program as we have in past years,” Briseno said. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...00901415208324 Scientists Warn Of Huge Quake In US 6:34pm UK, Thursday January 22, 2009 US scientists warn a newly discovered fault in Arkansas could trigger a magnitude seven earthquake. A quake would cause major problems - like this one in California The Arkansas Earthquake Centre says the fault is at least seven miles long and its epicentre is near a major natural gas pipeline. It believes the fault, which lies west of Marianna, is around 5,000 years old and will have caused at least one big tremor in its history. Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, would be at risk if there was a powerful quake despite being 100 miles southwest of the line. Pipes are all over the place, We, CenterPoint Energy, or someone else has a pipeline everywhere. Arkla Energy Resources spokesman Neighbouring states Tennessee and Mississippi could also be hit. A pipe laid by Arkla Energy Resources runs through the area but a spokeswoman for the company would not say if it was the one near the fault's epicentre. Scientists say the fault is different to the one at New Madrid that caused a series of tremors in 1811-12 and made the Mississippi river flow backwards. Most Arkansas earthquakes happen in the northeast of the state, but experts say the Marianna fault is too far away for that area to be affected. Last edited by Antaletriangle; 01-24-2009 at 01:44 PM.

01-24-2009, 02:55 PM	#2
Dantheman62 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: So. Cal. U.S. Posts: 4,205	Re: Officials Investigating Booms in Sequoyah County,Arkansas. hmmm interesting, my first thought was somebody's meth lab blew up, there's some backwoods dudes around Arkansas. LOL!

01-24-2009, 03:26 PM	#3
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Re: Officials Investigating Booms in Sequoyah County,Arkansas. Yeah i understand-the first article concerns a different state-weird.

01-24-2009, 04:16 PM	#4
sunflower Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 443	Re: Officials Investigating Booms in Sequoyah County,Arkansas. I haven't received any Earth Changes newletters this week which keeps track of earthquakes. I'm going along with the expansion of underground bases idea. Or a new type of aircraft breaking the time barrier. We hear the bird-repelling cannons on one island where we bike to keep them out of the corn. Annoying, repetitive, but not as loud as the booms described here.