{"id":32067,"date":"2015-03-17T14:22:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T18:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=32067"},"modified":"2015-03-17T16:28:18","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T20:28:18","slug":"noaa-severe-solar-storm-hitting-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/noaa-severe-solar-storm-hitting-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Parts of The US Could See The Aurora Borealis Tonight—>"},"content":{"rendered":"
A G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm was observed today.<\/p>\n
This is the response to a pair of CMEs observed leaving the Sun on 15\u00a0March.<\/p>\n
The storm is producing gorgeous auroras and sparking concerns about power disruptions.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Shown in the featured photo is a model depiction of where the aurora is likely visible.\u00a0Storm conditions are forecast to persist for the next several hours\u00a0before beginning to\u00a0wane down towards the end of the UT day.<\/p>\n Spaceweather.com reports that it’s the strongest so far in this solar cycle, which occurs about every 11 years.<\/p>\n The electric power grid, and the power to homes and business, can be disrupted by solar storms like this, NOAA reports.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From USA Today:<\/p>\n Before sunrise, bright auroras were sighted over several northern-tier U.S. states, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, the Dakotas and Washington, according to Spaceweather.com.<\/em><\/p>\n