AURORA ALERT

[Aslkahuna]

Due to recent Solar activity, the Geomagentic field is very disturbed with Severe storm conditions in progress at this time. The 3hr ap/K values are 195/8- respectively. Because we still have shock fronts approaching us in the Solar Wind, the probability of major to severe-possibly even violent Geomagnetic storming is likely through the next 72 hours. Storms of this intensity can result in low latitude displays of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis. Accordingly, Observers throughout Europe and Asia north of 35N, Observers in Southern Australia, New Zealand, Far southern South America and far southern Africa should immediately be on the lookout for auroral activity. Observers throughout the entire US and northern Mexico should begin observing immediately as soon as skies begin to darken. Should the storming reach violent levels, observers in high altitude locations in Hawaii as well as observers in the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas should also be alert for auroral activity. In the lower latitudes, the aurora will appear as a red glow low in the Poleward sky while observers poleward of 30 degrees latitude (for violent storm) and 40 degrees latitude (for severe storm) will see ray and arc structure with different colors at the peak of the displays. This alert is valid for the next 72 hours.

Steve

[isobar]

Exciting stuff! I hope I get to see something tonight - clear skies in my forecast.
Thanks Steve!

[David]

Clear here tpp, so our skies should be colored tonight in Kansas?

[WXBUFFJIM]

Clearing skies and thus a good chance for auroras maybe tonight. It's looking sweet and maybe our first view of severe aurora activity since novembr 2001. They don't appear often here. Hopefully tonight will make up for that.

Jim

[WXBUFFJIM]

Clearing skies and thus a good chance for auroras maybe tonight. It's looking sweet and maybe our first view of severe aurora activity since novembr 2001. They don't appear often here. Hopefully tonight will make up for that.

Jim

[vbhoutex]

bump!

[breeze]

I've never seen them as far down as Tennessee, but, I
sure wish I could!

[weatherlover427]

Darn low clouds here. Oh well.

[isobar]

I feel your pain Josh. I've had some high cirrus clouds all evening. Can't see a thing.

[M2]

Thanks for the heads up. Haven't seen it since 1989 so I'm ready, althought with this dust and clouds, we'll have to wait until Friday night. Keep us posted on whether or not you observed it or received reports.

[ColdFront77]

Should be interesting. I have never actually seen the Aurora Borealis. Perhaps I will see it tonight, being in Massachusetts.

[Aslkahuna]

showing the Aurora in Virginia and the time line on the Geomagnetic disturbance last night, it appears that the area east of the Rockies north of a curve from eastern WY through the Carolinas probably had visual aurora for at least a short period of time. There's another chance tonight.

Steve