Solar flares

The USGS says that recent severe solar flares are causing electric currents 100 times the normal rate to flow through the ground in Missouri right now.

Let's start with the known facts. Many weather radios in Missouri are currently experiencing an outage and the reason why is a bit of a mystery. Some are claiming that recent solar flares could be the reason. Let's dig deeper and see if that's even a possibility.

Let's not panic, but you need to know that an incoming solar storm may cause power grid issues in both Missouri and Illinois according to a bulletin from NOAA's Space Weather experts.

Earth hasn't seen solar flares in a long time that could rival what happened earlier in May. Did you know that even the Wisconsin rocks and soil received a massive electric shock as a result?

The saying what goes around comes around could not be truer than the sunspot which fueled the historic Northern Lights over Missouri a few weeks ago. It's about to face Earth again which could mean another light show is imminent.

You might want to avoid setting your smartphone down on a rock in Illinois for awhile. There is scientific evidence that recent solar flares literally electrified rocks and soil in the Land of Lincoln.

This sounds like the kind of outrageous phenomenon you'd hear about in the plot for a science fiction movie, but it really just happened in Missouri. Recent solar flares electrified rocks and soil in the Show Me State and there's science to prove it.

The Earth is in a danger zone right now as we're in the middle of a solar maximum. That was evident Tuesday as a massive solar flare actually caused a radio blackout over Missouri in the late morning hours.

It sounds like a science fiction movie plot, but it's not impossible. There are reports that the numerous incoming solar flares could damage or even wipe out Missouri's power grid and internet.

It would be a great idea to keep your eyes on the skies over Wisconsin this weekend as the Northern Lights may be visible due to a major solar storm from a mammoth sunspot.