Space Weather News for March 9, 2019 http://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com THE CMEs ARE COMING: Yesterday, tiny sunspot AR2734 surprised forecasters with a long-duration solar flare. The blast hurled not one but two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) into space. Neither CME is heading directly for Earth. Nevertheless, glancing blows are possible on March 11th, prompting NOAA forecasters to issue a watch for G1-class geomagnetic storms. Visit Spaceweather.com for the full story ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2920 Issue Time: 2019 Mar 09 1235 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2919 Begin Time: 2019 Feb 28 1710 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2192 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Mar 09 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 68 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Mar 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2734 N08W17 063 0010 Hax 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 08/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- EXTREME SUMMER DOWN UNDER Baked by heat and drought, deluged by rain and floods, scorched by wildfire, and blanketed in dust, Australia and New Zealand faced several months of extreme weather in 2018-19. * Fires Rage in Victoria (Image from Mar 7, 2019; Posted Mar 7, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144630/fires-rage-in-vic ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2919 Issue Time: 2019 Mar 08 1426 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2918 Begin Time: 2019 Feb 28 1710 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4472 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Mar 08 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 67 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Mar 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2734 N09W01 060 0020 Cao 05 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 07/2 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2918 Issue Time: 2019 Mar 07 1038 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2917 Begin Time: 2019 Feb 28 1710 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 8797 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Mar 07 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 66 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Mar 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2734 N09E13 060 0030 Cro 04 07 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 06/2 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2018-19 WINTER IN THE UNITED STATES A gallery of notable cold snaps and snow and ice storms for the season. * Flooding on the Russian River (Image from Feb 28, 2019; Posted Mar 5, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144619/flooding-on-the-russian-river/?src=nha ----------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2917 Issue Time: 2019 Mar 06 0900 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2916 Begin Time: 2019 Feb 28 1710 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 14711 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Su ...Continue Reading