A loud boom was heard and felt across the Midlands on Thursday, prompting reports from Columbia and surrounding counties as people tried to figure out what had happened. WIS said it received calls from Columbia, Darlington County and Chesterfield County, while viewers said they felt the sound from as far away as North Augusta.
WACH reported the boom was heard and felt across the Midlands around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, matching the wave of messages that began spreading across the region during the evening. ABC Columbia News also said it received reports of a big boom being heard throughout parts of the Midlands.
The cause had not been verified in the reports available Thursday, and multiple outlets said they had contacted the South Carolina Emergency Management Division for more information. WIS said the story was still developing, and WACH said it had reached out to authorities as residents kept looking for an explanation.
For people across the region, the question was not whether something happened. It was what. And by Thursday night, that answer still had not been confirmed.
