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May 18, 2021 10:13 PM EDT
Fortunately, the storm is expected to be weak, with G1-class conditions predicted by the National Weather Service s Space Weather Prediction Center.
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Geomagnetic storms are rated 1 to 5, with 1 being the weakest and 5 being the most dangerous. With the possibility of a G1 geomagnetic storm, there could be slight power grid disturbances and minor impacts on satellite operations.
Aurora, also known as the Northern Lights, can be seen from northern Michigan and Maine to points north at high latitudes.
May 14 Geomagnetic Storm
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This new geomagnetic storm threat is being driven by a coronal hole formed on the Sun on May 14 and the energy associated with it. Last night, an irrelevant solar wind from another coronal mass ejection reached Earth, but the effects were minor.
May 13, 2021 10:40 PM EDT
A rare display of the northern lights was seen in areas of the northern United States early Wednesday as a surprise storm rocked Earth s magnetic field, leaving skywatchers looking upward at pastel hues. There s a possibility that the show will resume Wednesday night, thanks to energetic particles striking the planet s upper atmosphere.
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The northern lights have been seen in Alaska and Minnesota and in Canada and areas of Europe and the United Kingdom. In New Zealand, they were joined by their southern counterparts.
Geomagnetic Storm
The geomagnetic storm hit a level 3 on a 1-to-5 scale, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service s Space Weather Prediction Center; level 3 storming will easily bring the lights dancing south into the Lower 48, although the most dramatic storming this time happened during daylight hours on Wednesday.
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Lights may be seen again in parts of the US and the UK on Wednesday night.
A solar storm caused by a coronal mass ejection is behind the aurora.
A rare display of the northern lights was seen in parts of the United States on Wednesday morning and may continue through the night, thanks to a solar storm that struck the Earth s atmosphere.
The aurora which is caused by charged solar particles striking the Earth s atmosphere was seen in parts of Alaska, Minnesota, and Washington, as well as parts of Canada, Europe, and the UK, according to The Washington Post and King 5.