Solar storm warning: Earth to be battered ALL WEEKEND by space weather: ‘It’s arrived’

However, they can also wreak minor havoc on electrical grids or disrupt spacecraft operations and satellite-based communications.

Dr Tamitha Skov, a space wather physicist, wrote on Twitter: “The #solarstorm has arrived. Sporadic shows are occurring now.

“We’ve seen #aurora clear down to Ohio, but only momentarily”.

Ms Skov added: “The storm is only beginning, but G1-levels are likely. G2-storm levels are definitely possible if speed stays high, but the field is too chaotic (e.g. turbulent) now to know for sure”.

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