Solar X ray Event

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 105 Issue Time: 2014 Oct 22 1454 UTC

SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2014 Oct 22 1402 UTC Maximum Time: 2014 Oct 22 1428 UTC End Time: 2014 Oct 22 1450 UTC

X-ray Class: X1.6 Optical Class: 2b Location: S14E13 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. Radio - Wide area blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for about an hour.