Another Outage Strikes

First it was the Blackout in Chile, now reports are coming in, saying that over 1,000 AT&T cell towers are down.  This service is down through out the San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley and parts of the LA Basin.  According to an AT&T spokesperson, service should be restored by Sunday.  Both outages occur on the same day that we see a Class X Solar Storm.

Today's Solar Storm is not the first time we have seen one of this magnitude.  The solar storm of 1859, also known as the Solar Superstorm, or the Carrington Event, which occurred during a Class X Solar Storm.  This was the most powerful solar storm in recorded history, and the largest flare, observed at that time.  Having been discovered by Richard Christopher Carrington, it became known as the Carrington Super Flare.

This makes two major outage events, within a short time of each other.  However, they are still saying that the main brunt of today's Class X Solar Storm has not hit Earth yet.  It should be an interesting night.  All of this, just prior to the predicted eclipse of Comet Elenin, which is due to take place on the 26th, just over 24 hours from now.