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San Francisco Power Outage: What We Know and How to Prepare

A large-scale power outage is being reported: "Power Outage Disrupts Thousands Across San Francisco After Substation Glitch Triggers Widespread Blackout". Widespread outages can be caused by severe weather, grid failures, or - relevant to what this site tracks - a strong geomagnetic storm inducing damaging currents in transformers.

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for 57 Areas Across Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Warning issued July 22 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL (National Weather Service, United States). Currently covers 57 areas: Mobile Coastal; Mobile Central; Baldwin Coastal; Baldwin Central; Lake Pontchartrain; Mississippi Sound; Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche; Lake Borgne; Breton Sound; Chandeleur Sound (+47 more areas).

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Gulf Coast Waters — 59 Areas Affected

Tropical Storm Warning issued July 21 at 11:20PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL (National Weather Service, United States). Currently covers 59 areas: St. Andrews Bay Waterways; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM; North Mobile Bay; South Mobile Bay; Mississippi Sound; Perdido Bay Area; Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound (+49 more areas).

M3.5 Solar Flare Triggers Radio Blackout; CME Risk Watch Through July 25

GOES satellites measured a M3.5-class solar flare peaking at 2026-07-22T06:34:00Z (X-ray flux 3.5e-5 W/m2, radio-blackout scale ~R1). Flares cause immediate shortwave radio blackouts on Earth's sunlit side. If this flare launched a CME toward Earth, a geomagnetic storm could follow in 1-3 days - worth watching the Kp index.

M1.9 Solar Flare Triggers Radio Blackout on Sunlit Side of Earth

GOES satellites measured a M1.9-class solar flare peaking at 2026-07-21T17:27:00Z (X-ray flux 1.9e-5 W/m2, radio-blackout scale ~R1). Flares cause immediate shortwave radio blackouts on Earth's sunlit side. If this flare launched a CME toward Earth, a geomagnetic storm could follow in 1-3 days - worth watching the Kp index.

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Gulf Coast Waters – 27 Areas Affected

Tropical Storm Warning issued July 21 at 4:44AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA (National Weather Service, United States). Currently covers 27 areas: Mississippi Sound; Lake Borgne; Breton Sound; Chandeleur Sound; Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm; Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana out 20 to 60 NM; North Mobile Bay; South Mobile Bay (+17 more areas).

M3.5 Solar Flare Detected on the Sun

GOES satellites measured a M3.5-class solar flare peaking at 2026-07-20T22:25:00Z (X-ray flux 3.5e-5 W/m2, radio-blackout scale ~R1). Flares cause immediate shortwave radio blackouts on Earth's sunlit side. If this flare launched a CME toward Earth, a geomagnetic storm could follow in 1-3 days - worth watching the Kp index.

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Florida Panhandle Waters

Tropical Storm Warning issued July 20 at 10:55AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL (National Weather Service, United States). Affected area: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM.

M2.5 Solar Flare Detected on the Sun

GOES satellites measured a M2.5-class solar flare peaking at 2026-07-20T14:36:00Z (X-ray flux 2.5e-5 W/m2, radio-blackout scale ~R1). Flares cause immediate shortwave radio blackouts on Earth's sunlit side. If this flare launched a CME toward Earth, a geomagnetic storm could follow in 1-3 days - worth watching the Kp index.

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Florida’s Gulf Waters

Tropical Storm Warning issued July 20 at 4:51AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL (National Weather Service, United States). Affected area: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM.

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Florida Panhandle Waters

Tropical Storm Warning issued July 19 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL (National Weather Service, United States). Affected area: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM.

Cuba Experiences Third Nationwide Blackout in Two Weeks—What We Know

A large-scale power outage is being reported: "In Photos: Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two weeks as fuel shortage deepens crisis - Mid-day". Widespread outages can be caused by severe weather, grid failures, or - relevant to what this site tracks - a strong geomagnetic storm inducing damaging currents in transformers.

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Florida Gulf Waters

Tropical Storm Warning issued July 19 at 5:01PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL (National Weather Service, United States). Affected area: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM.

Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Florida Panhandle Waters

Tropical Storm Warning issued July 19 at 11:03AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL (National Weather Service, United States). Affected area: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM.