The flare, which hit an X7.1-class in strength, ... These radio blackouts are caused due to solar flares' effects on the Earth's ionosphere, ...

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the rare watch on Thursday night, warning that the solar flare effects would be worst Friday night but could last all weekend.

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The explosive solar flare erupted from a hidden sunspot on May 16 at 12:43 pm EDT (1643 GMT) triggering widespread radio blackouts. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

The flare left the Sun at roughly 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening before traveling towards our planet ... Luckily this most recent blackout only lasted an hour and had a very limited range of effects.

The flare, which hit an X7.1-class in strength, is the second-strongest solar flare we have seen so far this solar cycle, and sparked shortwave radio blackouts over Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean.

Northern lights could be visible in much of the U.S. this weekend, but the strong solar storm headed toward Earth could also potentially disrupt communications.