A big solar storm burst out of the sun last night, sending a ton of ionized matter at Earth. The solar storm is expected to hit Tuesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
The radiation storm that began early this morning has continued to rise very slowly throughout the day but has remained at the S3 (Strong) level. It should be at or near its peak and is expected to begin to decrease soon. The SWPC forecast is for Moderate (G2) level geomagnetic storming with G3 levels possible.
It can cause blackouts, disrupt satellite-based navigation systems, and interrupt radio communications.The last time this happened on this scale was 2005.
The so-called Coronal Mass Ejection can hit the Earth around 6 am Pacific Time. But the timing is not certain.
