SUMMARY: X-Ray Event exceeded X1 (R3)

By Newsroom America Feeds at 27 Jan 2012

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 76 Issue Time: 2012 Jan 27 1946 UTC

SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2012 Jan 27 1737 UTC Maximum Time: 2012 Jan 27 1837 UTC End Time: 2012 Jan 27 1856 UTC X-ray Class: X1.7 Optical Class: 1f Location: N27W71 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong

NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales

Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point. Wide area blackout of HF radio communication, loss of radio contact for about an hour.