Solar Storms at G1 Geomagnetic Storm
Reported by SWPC today.
What the source measured
SWPC reported: Space Weather Message Code: WATA20 Serial Number: 1122 Issue Time: 2026 Sep 06 1212 UTC WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day: Sep 06: None (Below G1) Sep 07: None (Below G1) Sep 08: G1 (Minor) THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFF
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SWPC.
Our own score for this event is 17 out of 100, at 67 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Solar Storms |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 17 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 67% |
| Coordinates | 0.0000, 0.0000 |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-06T10:12:15.890Z |
| Source | https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/alerts-watches-and-warnings |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Scale | G1 |
| KpIndex | 5 |
| CurrentKp | 0 |
| GLevel | 1 |
| PowerGridRisk | minor |
| GpsRisk | minor |
| RadioRisk | fade |
| HighRiskRegions | ["High-latitude regions (>60°)"] |
| EventType | geomagnetic_storm |
| Soho Lasco ActivityId | 2026-09-06T10:53:00-CME-001 |
| Soho Lasco SpeedKms | 1085 |
| Soho Lasco HalfAngleDeg | 37 |
| Soho Lasco IsHalo | true |
| Soho Lasco EarthDirected | false |
| Soho Lasco EventType | cme |
| Soho Lasco Note | This CME is visible to the east in STEREO A COR2 imagery only. This event is not seen in SOHO LASCO C2/C3 or GOES CCOR-1 in real-time due to data gaps starting around 2206-09-06T03:30Z. The source is an eruption and C5.0 flare from Active Region 14524 (N12E32) starting around 2026-09-06T10:36Z as se |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"soho_lasco_2026_09_06T07_38_00_CME_001","source":"soho_lasco","severity":"low","severityValue":20,"timestamp":1788680280000,"latitude":0,"longitude":0},{"id":"soho_lasco_2026_09_06T10_53_00_CME_001","source":"soho_lasco","severity":"high","severityValue":75,"timestamp":1788691980000,"latitude":0,"longitude":0}] |
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a solar storm event with CalamityScore 17/100, at G1 Geomagnetic Storm, based on data from swpc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.