[NLRS] Moderate Flare Today

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Space Weather Message Code: SUMXM5

Serial Number: 117

Issue Time: 2014 May 08 1029 UTC



SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded M5

Begin Time: 2014 May 08 0920 UTC

Maximum Time: 2014 May 08 1007 UTC

End Time: 2014 May 08 1018 UTC

X-ray Class: M5.2

Optical Class: 2b

Location: N08E54

NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate



Comment: Flare was from Region 2056.



NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at

            _www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales_ 
(http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales)   



Potential Impacts: 
Area of impact centered primarily on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of 
Earth.

Radio - Limited blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for 
tens of minutes.