Strong geomagnetic storm reaches Earth, continues through weekend

The original headline of this story was updated due to an updated forecast. For the latest forecast please visit www.swpc.noaa.gov.Audio recording of NOAA severe solar storm media call held on May 10, 2024.

NOAA space weather forecasters have observed at least seven coronal mass ejections from the sun, with impacts expected to arrive on Earth as early as midday Friday, May 10, and persist through Sunday, May 12, 2024. NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite captured activity at sunspot AR3664 that occurred around 2 p.m. EDT on May 9, 2024. Visit spaceweather.gov for updates. You can subscribe to receive NOAA space weather alerts, warnings, and watch information at pss.swpc.noaa.gov. Credit: NOAA.for Friday, May 10. Additional solar eruptions could cause geomagnetic storm conditions to persist through the weekend.

The First of Several CMEs reached Earth on Friday, May 10 at 12:37 pm EDT. The CME was very strong and SWPC quickly issued a series of geomagnetic storm warnings. SWPC observed G4 conditions at 1:39 pm EDT . This storm is ongoing and SWPC will continue to monitor the situation and provide additional warnings as necessary.CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona. They cause geomagnetic storms when they are directed at Earth., potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio and satellite operations.

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