Kingwood, Atascocita boom: Residents report shaking houses

Harris County residents baffled by loud explosion

Residents of several communities in Harris County reported hearing a loud boom Tuesday morning, but no concrete answers have been given.

KINGWOOD, Texas - Dozens of residents in the northeast Houston area have reported hearing a loud boom.

Loud boom heard north of Houston

VIDEO: Loud boom heard in Huffman

Kristen Teuschl sent us this video of the boom heard in The Commons in Huffman. She says it shook her house. The sound was heard for miles including Kingwood, Humble and Atascocita.

What they're saying:

Social media posts are circulating of residents around Kingwood, Humble, and Atascocita feeling their homes shake after hearing the noise around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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What caused the boom?

VIDEO: Loud boom heard in Kingwood neighborhood

Sasha Lynch Scalia shared video to FOX 26 of the loud boom heard in the Trailwood Village neighborhood in Kingwood. Multiple people from across Atascocita, Kingwood, and the Humble have reported hearing a loud boom.

What we know:

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez initially wrote on X that the sound was "associated with a community education class hosted by a local fire department" at a location in the 20000 block of Burle Oak Drive. However, in a follow-up post, he said "the source of the loud booming sound has not been identified at this time."

VIDEO: Loud boom heard in Atascocita Forest

Edward Garza shared this video of the moment two booms were heard in the Atascocita Forest neighborhood. People across Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita and even Huffman reported hearing it.

Around 10:40 a.m., the Atascocita Fire Department reported they were responding to an "explosion" incident on Burle Oak Drive. However, they said the report was unfounded. The fire department also said that they were not conducting any training that would have resulted in what would have sounded or felt like an explosion.

Video shows loud boom in Pine Forest in Atascocita

FOX 26 has received video from Jerry Packer of a loud boom heard in the Pine Forest neighborhood in Atascocita.

What we don't know:

The cause of the loud boom that was heard for miles is still not known.

SkyFOX flew over the Atascocita/Humble area but did not find any signs of what may have caused the noise.

FOX 26 has a crew headed to the area to learn more. We are reaching out to public officials.

We will continue to update this article if more information becomes available.

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