STORM Coming, a GEOMAGNETIC one, no less...

radwriter0555

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Thu Oct-23-03 01:30 PM
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STORM Coming, a GEOMAGNETIC one, no less...

BOULDER, Colo. — A strong geomagnetic storm was expected to hit Earth on Friday with the potential to affect electrical grids and satellite communications.

One of the largest sunspot (search) clusters in years developed over the past three days and produced a coronal mass ejection, similar to a solar flare, at 3 a.m. EDT Wednesday, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (search) said.

The disturbance was expected to produce a geomagnetic storm rated G3. A G5 storm is the strongest.

more: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,100981,00.html

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Don_G

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Thu Oct-23-03 01:31 PM
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1. Some Communications Will Be Disrupted

Most likely anything dependant on satellites.

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ParanoidPat

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Thu Oct-23-03 01:38 PM
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2. More information available.....

Edited on Thu Oct-23-03 01:43 PM by ParanoidPat

......From the NOAA Space Weather Alerts page and also NOAA Space Weather Now page.

On Edit: All I see on the Space Weather Warnings Currently in Effect page is a WATCH for Sudden Impulse A>30. :shrug:

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ParanoidPat

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Thu Oct-23-03 01:57 PM
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3. Latest Solar Images from.....

.....National Solar Observatory/Sacramento Peak (Click on image to access page.)

Image updates every 2 minutes.

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