Channel Nine Brisbane viewers see incredible phenomenon in the background of Garry Youngberry’s weather report
Channel Nine viewers were stunned when they saw a meteor fall from the sky just before the evening news ended.
Queensland weatherman Garry Youngberry was giving the weather forecast for the State of Origin deciding match in Brisbane on Wednesday night during a live broadcast when a meteor lit up the sky behind him.
Youngberry, dressed in a warm burgundy outfit, warned Origin fans heading to Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium to wrap up warm to protect themselves from the unusually cold 8 degree wind.
A few seconds after he made his prediction, the shooting star fell from the sky.
Youngberry appeared oblivious to the meteor as he described the large crowd of football fans milling about along Caxton St below him as they watched the match.
Nine later shared a video of the spectacular moment online after it was spotted live by the newsroom.
Even attentive viewers noticed it during the broadcast.
“My 10 year old son tried to tell me he saw that behind him (Youngberry) and I was like ‘pfft! No you didn’t!’ Hahahaha,” one person wrote.
Another added: ‘I saw this at Greenbank. So amazing.’
Weatherman Garry Youngberry was giving the weather forecast for Wednesday night’s State of Origin match when a meteor lit up the sky behind him
A third wrote: ‘Well how about this? A meteor while watching a meteorologist.’
A fourth commented: ‘I’ve seen that before. I thought they knew about it or saw it. I thought it must have been a light or a firework.’
Others saw the humor in it.
“I should have gone to Specsavers,” someone joked.
Another added: ‘Was there a toll when I drove over the intermediate bridge?’
Some commentators joked that the meteor’s blue-green flash was a sign that New South Wales were on course for victory, as the Blues beat Queensland 14-4 to clinch the series.
The Blues’ first series win in three years came in dramatic fashion, with a touchline brawl, a scapegoating the likes of which has never been seen in Origin before and the 19th man being sent off, all against the backdrop of one of the most physical games either team has ever played.
“All of Queensland will be blue. Go the Blues,” wrote one commentator.
Another joked: ‘The hopes and dreams of Queensland fans have been shattered!’
