www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-x-ray-flux
X-Class Solar Flare just erupted from the large northern sunspots.
It appears to be an impulsive flare, with an energetic blast of X-ray energy the size of the earth. pic.twitter.com/e4NtB3mEnj
— SpaceWeatherNews (@SunWeatherMan) February 21, 2024
Second one
X1.7
www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-x-ray-flux
AR 3590 is putting on a show with another strong solar flare, this time an X1.7 event at 06:32 UTC (Feb 22). So far none of these events looks to have produced noteworthy eruptions. That could change as the region continues to move into an Earth facing position.
ANOTHER X FLARE: As predicted, AR3590 produced a second X flare. This time it was an X1.7 event peaking at 06:30 UT. It looks to be an exact repeat of the earlier flare. It would make it the 10th largest so far this cycle. More to come? Probably. SC25 seems to be taking off! pic.twitter.com/8kZbcSO7WE
— Keith Strong (@drkstrong) February 22, 2024
BREAKING: AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile users report outage – Cell networks down nationwide pic.twitter.com/RzUG99OTgD
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 22, 2024
🚨BREAKING🚨: MAJOR cell service OUTAGE in at least several major cities (across multiple US carriers); 911 reportedly also affected
Is this a cyber attack?
Sources: Reuters, Down Detector, Mario Nawfal pic.twitter.com/YshyqeZcSG
— News Nomad 🗞 (@The_Nomad_News) February 22, 2024
ALERT – WIDESPREAD CELL SERVICE OUTAGE HITS THE U.S
– AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon phone, internet services down
– Some municipalities reporting issues with 911 servicet.co/sKFJ6K33c8
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 22, 2024
[ ALERT ]
Cell networks down nationwide:
911 services across the nation crash as AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile customers from New York to LA report no service or connection with many phones displaying SOS messages
— iSource News (@isource_news) February 22, 2024
BOOOOOOOOOM !!! AGAIN AGAIN pic.twitter.com/XjxFUGAeB4
— Q ™️ (@QTHESTORMM) February 22, 2024
Obviously, some weak satellites have been taken down.
Others likely weakened.
Another flare in the next few hours and it will likely be a disaster.
NATIONWIDE AT&T, VERIZON, T-MOBILE OUTAGE AFFECTING ALL NATIONAL PHONE CARRIERS — 911 DOWN FOR MANY — BE AWARE
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 22, 2024
Several major cell phone companies are experiencing outages, tracking website says. The cause of the service disruption is not yet known. t.co/u4WQzVnJCG
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 22, 2024
JUST IN – Reports of mobile service outages of AT&T, Verizon, etc. emerged after major solar flare, Meteorologist say pic.twitter.com/oZYuK1Pa3j
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 22, 2024
Interesting timing pic.twitter.com/gbWlhdYyo8
— Patch Ops (@patch_ops) February 22, 2024
Background X-ray flux creeping up.
We may be in for another on in a few hours.
Standby
🚨Update: Cellular service down nationwide!! Reports that Texas State Troopers are guarding power substations!! pic.twitter.com/1kYUDqy9wl
— US Civil Defense News (@CaptCoronado) February 22, 2024
Geo-synchronous satellites can get knocked out by high x-ray flux anytime of day
h/t DOORBERT