Subject: Severe Geomagnetic Storm Underway

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SMS Alert Text:

Severe geomagnetic storm warning: A coronal mass ejection now hitting the Earth as a result of a 9/6 X9-class solar flare. Notes on poss impact sent via email.

Supplemental Info:

Power Systems: Possible widespread voltage control problems and some protective systems will mistakenly trip out key assets from the grid.

Spacecraft Operations: May experience surface charging and tracking problems, corrections may be needed for orientation problems.

Other Systems: Induced pipeline currents affect preventive measures, HF radio propagation sporadic, satellite navigation degraded for hours, low-frequency radio navigation disrupted, and aurora has been seen as low as Alabama and northern California (typically 45° geomagnetic lat.).



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