SOLAR GEOMATIC STORM MAY CAUSE HAVOC TO EARTH JUNE 27

Submitted by: Kathy Hawkins

GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN CME'S WAKE: As expected, a CME hit Earth's magnetic field on June 24th. At first the impact had little effect, but now a G1-class geomagnetic storm is in progress as Earth passes through the CME's wake. High latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras. Aurora alerts: text or voice. ANOTHER CME IS ON THE WAY: Since June 21st, four CMEs have hit Earth's magnetic field. A fifth is on the way. Sunspot AR2371 erupted again during the early hours of June 25th, producing an M7.9-class solar flare and a lopsided CME. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory photograhed the storm cloud, which raced away from the sun faster than 2000 km/s (4.5 million mph): The CME will probably sideswipe Earth's magnetic field on June 27th. NOAA computer models, due out later today, will refine the cloud's predicted arrival time and establish probabilities for geomagnetic storms. Stay tuned. Aurora alerts: text or voice.