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>From: crm2b@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Christopher R. Mullis)
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>Subject: Re: GEOMAGNETIC STORM UPGRADED TO MAJOR CATEGORY STORM
>Message-ID: <1991Jun6.030915.12809@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
>Date: 6 Jun 91 03:09:15 GMT
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In article <1991Jun5.140918.22230@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald) writes:
>
>In article <1991Jun5.073243.20939@honte.uleth.ca> oler@honte.uleth.ca (Cary Oler) writes:
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>>                       /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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>>                            GEOMAGNETIC STORM UPDATE
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>>                        STORM UPGRADED TO MAJOR CATEGORY
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>>                       /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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>>                               07:00 UT, 05 June
>>
>>                                 -------------
>>
>>
>>STORM UPDATE INFORMATION:
>>
>>Major to severe geomagnetic storming is currently in progress (07:00 UT, 05
>>June).  Conditions intensified around 05:00 UT and have reached severe storm
>>levels over the middle and high latitudes.  Significant geomagnetic and
>>auroral storming are being observed.
>
At local midnight, minor auroral activity was observed in the north at the
Fan Mountain station of the Leander McCormick Observatory (N37.87 W78.6)

The display appeared generally white in color and extended up from the horizon
in fingerlike projections.  

-Chris Mullis