[Harc] Fwd: [winlink-programs-group] Re: S4 - SEVERE Solar Radiation Storm Event - NOW!

[Friday Ululani]

nasty


-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	[winlink-programs-group] Re: S4 - SEVERE Solar Radiation Storm 
Event - NOW!
Date: 	Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:23:48 -0600
From: 	'Steve Waterman' via Winlink Programs Group 
<winlink-programs-group at googlegroups.com>
Reply-To: 	winlink-programs-group at googlegroups.com
To: 	main at shares-winlink.groups.io
CC: 	Ed Krom <ed.krom3 at gmail.com>, Winlink Programs Group 
<winlink-programs-group at googlegroups.com>



Thanks, Ed.
Steve


*NOTE: New Email ADDRESS: k4cjx at icloud.com*

Steve Waterman’s iPhone
Cell: 615-300-5296
___________________________

When the disaster is at its worst, communications should be at its best.


> On Jan 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM, Ed Krom <ed.krom3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
> image.png
> S4 (Severe) Solar Radiation Storm in Progress, January 19th, 2026
> published: Monday, January 19, 2026 18:54 UTC
>
> An S4 (Severe) solar radiation storm is in progress.
>
>  *
>
>     NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite measurements show the ongoing solar
>     radiation storm has intensified to Severe (S4) on the NOAA Space
>     Weather Scales, and it is*still increasing*.
>
>  *
>
>     A Severe (S4) radiation storm is a rare event and exceeds the
>     intensity during the October 2003 “Halloween” space weather storms.
>
>  *
>
>     Potential Impacts:
>
>      o
>
>         Increased radiation exposure risk for astronauts and flights
>         on polar routes.
>
>      o
>
>         Enhanced risk to satellites, especially those in geostationary
>         orbit, and space launch systems.
>
>      o
>
>         Loss of over-the-horizon high-frequency communications in
>         polar regions.
>
>  *
>
>     SWPC has notified airlines, FAA, NASA, FEMA, NERC, and other
>     stakeholders to support preparedness actions as conditions evolve.
>
> This significant level has not been observed since October, 2003. 
> Potential effects are mainly restricted to aviation polar routes, high 
> frequency (HF) radio communications in polar regions,
>
>
-- 
Please do not reply to this email with a new problem description. For 
new problems, issues, and help requests, please create a new email to 
winlink-programs-group at googlegroups.com
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google 
Groups "Winlink Programs Group" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send 
an email to winlink-programs-group+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit 
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/winlink-programs-group/A063579A-45B9-4871-847E-04345A733CE1%40icloud.com 
<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/winlink-programs-group/A063579A-45B9-4871-847E-04345A733CE1%40icloud.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.reflector.humboldt-arc.org/pipermail/harc_reflector.humboldt-arc.org/attachments/20260119/d8a88023/attachment.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image.png
Type: image/png
Size: 411261 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mail.reflector.humboldt-arc.org/pipermail/harc_reflector.humboldt-arc.org/attachments/20260119/d8a88023/attachment.png>