Multiple Coronal Mass Ejections Heading Towards Earth - Over A Dozen M-Class Events in Past 24 Hours

Regions 3559 and 3561 are crackling with solar flares, including more than a dozen M-class events in the past 24 hours. Pulses of radiation are ionizing the top of Earth’s atmosphere causing a rolling series of shortwave radio blackouts around all longitudes of our planet. The M-class solar flares and a filament eruption hurled a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) into space. First, a filament eruption, approximately 25 degrees in length, began erupting after 22/09:00 UTC. This event was analyzed and modeled with an anticipated arrival of 25 January. Next, a CME likely associated with an M5.1 flare event from AR 3559 was observed in C2 imagery first at 23/03:48 UTC. Shortly thereafter another CME, possibly from AR 3561 as it was flaring during the time of the M5.1 event as well, was seen emerging from the southwest. These two CMEs were modeled with arrivals at Earth by mid to late on the 26th, and continuing into the 27th. Finally, yet another CME, that may be associated with an M2.4 flare from AR 3561, was first seen in C2 imagery around 23/07:36 UTC. Modeling of this event is currently underway. Region 3561 was also erupted with an M4.3 flare at 16:40 UTC (Jan. 23). NOAA forecasters await fresh images from SOHO coronagraphs to confirm any associated CME with this event. Stay Tuned! #solarstorm #CME #solarflare Images credit: AIA/SDO/HMI, NOAA/SWPC, SOHO/LASCO, Music credit: YouTube Audio Library