Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01

Serial Number: 140

Issue Time: 2024 Mar 23 0231 UTC



SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1

Begin Time: 2024 Mar 23 0058 UTC

Maximum Time: 2024 Mar 23 0133 UTC

End Time: 2024 Mar 23 0222 UTC

X-ray Class: X1.1
Location: N17E03

NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong



Comment: Location is difficult to ascertain with certainty because both Region 3614 and Region 3615 (S13E10) erupted with nearly similar intensity.



NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at

www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation



Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point.

Radio - Wide area blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for about an hour.

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