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August 12, 2024
NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) — a division of the National Weather Service — is monitoring the sun following a series coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that began on August 11. Space weather forecasters observed Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm conditions just before 11am ET on August 12, and geomagnetic storm conditions are forecast to potentially persist through this evening.