Geomagnetic storms reaching G4 strength have been known to bring the northern lights into southern parts of the U.S., but that might not be the case this time.
“The public should not anticipate adverse impacts and no action is necessary, but they should stay properly informed of storm progression by visiting our webpage,” the SWPC said in a Sunday update, adding that “infrastructure operators have been notified to take action to mitigate any possible impacts.”
Officials also noted that there may be increased and more frequent voltage control problems that are “normally mitigable;” an increased chance at “anomalies or effects to satellite operations;” and “more frequent and longer periods of GPS degradation possible.”
Might see northern lights, that’s the biggest impact as far as I can tell.
Might see northern lights, that’s the biggest impact as far as I can tell.
So… not severe