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NOAA Issues Warning For Massive ‘Direct-Hit’ Solar Storm
Daily Caller ^ | February 16, 2023 8:44 AM ET | KAY SMYTHE

Posted on 02/16/2023 9:49:06 AM PST by Red Badger

A huge solar storm will strike Earth on Thursday, potentially disrupting power grids and pushing the aurora as far south as Michigan and Maine.

Alerts issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration early Thursday morning ranked as a K-5 index (out of 9). A ranking of five or above is needed for the administration to issue an alert for upcoming solar storms.

Minor impacts to satellites, power grid fluctuations and a visible aurora were noted by NOAA. The highest geomagnetic storm category predicted thus far is a G2 storm on Feb. 18, which is considered “moderate” by NOAA’s rating scale. At that point, the aurora might be visible in parts of New York, Wisconsin and the state of Washington.

Power fluctuations are likely to occur further north Saturday, with high-latitude power systems experiencing voltage alarms, as well as issues with satellite orientation, NOAA noted.

Details shared online by space weather physicist Tamitha Skov suggested that Earth will take a direct hit starting some time in the afternoon Friday. Amateur radio and GPS reception issues should be anticipated, according to her prediction.

Until just a month ago, most solar storms couldn’t be forecast until a few hours ahead of time. It’s unclear whether NOAA used the latest technology to predict the impending storm. In extreme situations, solar storms have the capability of destroying all electrical equipment on the planet.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Health/Medicine; History; Science; Weather
KEYWORDS: astronomy; carringtonevent; catastrophism; cme; coronalmassejection; directhit; noaa; science; sida; solarstorm
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1 posted on 02/16/2023 9:49:06 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv; MtnClimber; SuperLuminal

2 posted on 02/16/2023 9:49:49 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Oh another direct hit , YAWN


3 posted on 02/16/2023 9:52:02 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Red Badger

4 posted on 02/16/2023 9:52:18 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Red Badger

Please hit here, 8 inches of snow past few days, -3 degrees this morning, badly a solar anything is needed.


5 posted on 02/16/2023 9:52:46 AM PST by redcatcherb412
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To: Red Badger

No problem, this will be a good dry run for what will happen when the real Chinese (or Russian, or Iranian) balloon shows up.


6 posted on 02/16/2023 9:53:37 AM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: Red Badger

I’ll bet this is related to the chunk that fell off the sun a few days ago.


7 posted on 02/16/2023 9:54:06 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: MtnClimber
In extreme situations, solar storms have the capability of destroying all electrical equipment on the planet.
8 posted on 02/16/2023 9:55:25 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Jeff Chandler

It didn’t fall. It was...pushed... :-o


9 posted on 02/16/2023 9:56:44 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Red Badger

Meh.

Glancing blow.

Minor geomagnetic instability, if anything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDhDxze2MQ0


10 posted on 02/16/2023 9:57:24 AM PST by Larry - Moe and Curly (America was not designed for people to be SAFE. It was designed for people to be FREE.)
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11 posted on 02/16/2023 9:58:37 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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Too bad we are going to be cloudy ...

I would have ventured up to the lake to see the aurora.


12 posted on 02/16/2023 10:01:20 AM PST by EBH (America Blackmailed, The True Story of the World War...Coming Soon)
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To: Red Badger

Something like this in Europe in 1938


13 posted on 02/16/2023 10:01:23 AM PST by robowombat ( ..)
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To: redcatcherb412

Is Al Gore giving a speech on global warming in your area?


14 posted on 02/16/2023 10:01:32 AM PST by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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To: Red Badger

I noticed how that was dropped without further comment at the end of the article.


15 posted on 02/16/2023 10:02:20 AM PST by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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I guess we'd better start panicking then.
I'll start right after my nap.


16 posted on 02/16/2023 10:03:47 AM PST by GaltAdonis
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Carrington event. It’s a matter of when, not if...


17 posted on 02/16/2023 10:05:20 AM PST by Little Pig
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In extreme situations, solar storms have the capability of destroying all electrical equipment on the planet"

might be the only thing that could reverse or slow down the advance of Idiocracy today.

what a wonderful thing it would be to fry all the social media platforms and all means and methods of wokeness and propaganda stirring up wars.

I would like to see Fox News melted into a lump of smokin plastic and twitter and fakebook too

It would also cure COVID , the imaginary pandemic that comes out of computers and TV's

18 posted on 02/16/2023 10:06:19 AM PST by KTM rider (what if a real J6 happens someday, instead of just a silly false flag show )
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women and minorities hardest hit....


19 posted on 02/16/2023 10:07:58 AM PST by wny
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‘My fellow Americans, the storm is upon us’. If the lights go out it wont be from the sun. Please let it be true.


20 posted on 02/16/2023 10:09:14 AM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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