Marquette, MI – A solar storm continues to pass over Earth today, and utility providers in Michigan are monitoring for potential impacts on the state’s power grid.
According to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, Earth is inside the magnetic cloud of a coronal mass ejection (CME). The field is currently aligned northward, which reduces the chance of severe grid disruptions. However, NOAA cautions that if the field shifts south, voltage alarms and transformer stress could occur, particularly in high-latitude areas such as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Local grid operators have not reported any outages, but NOAA notes that long-duration storms carry the greatest risks for transformer health. Utilities are keeping systems under close watch as a precaution.
Beyond the grid, satellites may need orientation adjustments due to atmospheric drag, and high-frequency radio signals could fade at higher latitudes.
Officials emphasize that conditions remain fluid but stress that systems are being monitored closely. NOAA encourages residents and industries in northern states to stay updated through spaceweather.gov.
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