NOAA WARNING...THREE CMEs TO ARRIVE...POSSIBLE G3 STORM!.***UPDATE***...STORM IN PROGRESS!

what does that mean? :)

They have some nice looking plots for ACE data, will have to bookmark that site again.

Ready for another gust

I think they're gonna need a bigger chart soon.. seems like a lot of the dials were flatlining there for a while

They be hiding though, had to hunt it down:

[link to www.bartol.udel.edu]

The scale auto adjusts for the SW speed. But MFM, I think your right.

Here you go, gust hitting now look at NICT

[link to www2.nict.go.jp]

Also cosmic ray density increasing. Lots of big red dots clustered.

[link to neutronm.bartol.udel.edu]

Well done! You found it and I know its not so easy to find.

I just had a 3 minute power blackout, very likely caused by the snowstorm, I guess..

That's odd...considering the geomag storm in progress.

[link to hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu]

I'm up in the forest, it happens a lot when it snows like this. I feel like starting the generator, then it comes back on. Quite a nuisance..

My first thought was that something just knocked us by suprise, but then it came back on again..

Your profile says Costa Rica though.



You must be in NoCal...

Not new information, but I am posting for doccumentation purposes.

Space Weather Message Code: ALTK04
Serial Number: 1496
Issue Time: 2011 Feb 18 0528 UTC

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 4
Threshold Reached: 2011 Feb 18 0526 UTC
Synoptic Period: 0300-0600 UTC
Station: Boulder
Active Warning: Yes

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

Close to Tahoe now, live in CR also, lots of time in airplanes


looks like k peaked around 5 again

Last Edited by OpenEnded on 02/18/2011 03:34 AM

And to supplement that;

#------------------------------------------------------------​--------#
# FAST WARNING 'PRESTO' MESSAGE from the SIDC (RWC-Belgium) #
#------------------------------------------------------------​--------#
Note: There was an error on the date in the previous PRESTO, the
arrival of the ICME is 00:40 UT, on February 18 (not 17): An ICME has
arrived to the Earth. A shock was seen at ACE around 00:40 UT on
February 18, followed by strong interplanetary magnetic fields reaching
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now 35 nT. Geomagnetic conditions are at present active (Kp=4). The
interplanetary magnetic field is mostly northward directed, but it may
turn south in the coming hours and produce stronger geomagnetic effects.

and there rumbles Arkansas again ;

[link to quakes.globalincidentmap.com]

Ha, Now the Europeans are fed up with the NOAA fudging data too.

Guess we aren't the only ones...

Thank you SM

yeah, not sure why SEC said Kp 4....maybe they have chimps on the night crew.

Don't give chimps a bad rap..
They must have put "the scientist" in charge

Today's forecast is:

[link to weatherchimp.com]

Last Edited by AZRainman on 02/18/2011 03:45 AM

4.3... damn

two four-pointers in less than two hours? only a couple miles deep

Here's another odd one for ya.

This tropical system popped up after Australia was bombarded with the X-flare radiation on the 15th.

[link to www.earthweek.com]

That chimp was almost perfectly right the first try, and the second. This Nasa NOAA team could learn something from him. They have been 95% wrong IMO...

So when does the chimp say the Bz will dive, will it wait til morning?

Mt. St. Helens is growling too.

later team, I'm outahere

Last Edited by OpenEnded on 02/18/2011 04:08 AM

Seems like Bz is going down again.

Looks like they unpinned the thread again and the event is still ongoing....wtf doc?

When is this suppose to hit earth?

it is the way.