US Power Grid & Communication Networks last utmost Geomagnetic Storm

The Space Weather Prediction Center of NOAA warned on Friday night about an "extreme" G5 geomagnetic storm impacting Earth, which Lasted into the early morning hours. While there have been disruptions in communications, no crucial fails in the US power grid have been reported. Intense solar storms can disrupt the digital economy.

G5 represents the highest level of a geomagnetic storm on a scale from G1 to G5. This intense space weather event led to destinations in any satellite orientation and operations, as well as detection in radio communications that is trust on ionosphere transmission. Additional, there were any outages in GPS networks.

‘The solar storm has knocked out atmost all long-distance shortwave radio,’ Captain John Konrad, CEO of Captain, gate on X.

The solar storm has knocked out atmost all long distance shortwave radio: pic.twitter.com/ZTqIUEFRza

— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) May 11, 2024

Yet, no crucial impacts on the power grid have been reported.

Elon Musk reported hours ago, "Major geomagnetic solar storm happening right now. Biggest in a long time. Starlink satellites are under quite a few pressure, but holding up so far.”

Major geomagnetic solar storm happening right now. Biggest in a long time. Starlink satellites are under quite a few pressure, but holding up so far. pic.twitter.com/Trev5Acli2

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2024

The last G5 storm to hit Earth this strong was in October 2003, which sparked power outages across Sweden and damaged transformers in South Africa. Since then, the economy’s digitalization has dramatically increased, which means there’s an expanding hazard of grid failures and disruptions in communication networks.

We’ve outlined this in spaceweather notes over the years:

• Digital Economy Disruption Possible As “Terminator Event” Suggestions Strongest Sunspot Cycle On evidence Imminent

• The Next large Geomagnetic Storm Poses An Astronomical hazard To Modern Man

• Solar Storms Can Devastate full Civilizations.

• Solar Storms Present Danger Of Blackouts For Major East Coast Cities

Last year, we pointed out that the current solar cycle (Solar Cycle 25) is expected to highest sometime in 2025.

• Solar Cycle 25’s Maximum Mighty Arrive Earlier And Hit Harder

This means the solar maximum is nearing or has already arrived.

Even the national government has started to prepare the nation for a space weather event with the 2016 executive order signed by the Obama administration titled "Coordinating Expects to Prepare the Nation for Space Weather Events."

Two decades ago, the national Reserve Bank of Atlanta gate a paper titled "Playing the Field: Geomagnetic Storms and the Stock Market," outlining that “people affected by geomagnetic storms may be more included to sale stocks.’ However, stocks are mostly traded by algae in today's market...

Northern lights were reported across the country last night by X users:

Northern lights over NE Ohio. pic.twitter.com/FrdW1pR9M5

— Michael Collier (@MikeACollier) May 11, 2024

northern lights in upstate NY pic.twitter.com/N68FFiaelp

— ben favreau (@bfav_) May 11, 2024

North Georgia reporting in: WE HAVE NORTHERN LIGHTS pic.twitter.com/tsfSH7Bn69

— Kate (@katebomb) May 11, 2024

Northern lights in Garrett region .. #deepcreek #home pic.twitter.com/ffRcOE64C3

— Richann Rodeheaver (@pudrodeheaver) May 11, 2024

The most powerful solar storm to stone Earth in recorded history, the Carrington Event, Octobered in September 1859. It sparked fire in telegraph systems across Europe and North America.