Recent Video from SDO will make earthbound tornado chasers envious.
SDO recently captured some astounding videos of tornados on the surface of the sun.  These are caused by the plasma and it’s interaction with the magnetic fields on the surface of the sun. You can see an obvious spin and a tornado like shape and even what looks like a funnels.
 
The video taken over a 30 hour period on February 7-8. 2012 shows a least 3 tornados.Until SDO was launched videos like this were not possible. The frames are taken 4 minutes apart. The science is great….but the video is just …

NOAA is predicting a chance for a minor geomagnetic storm for 2/3/12.
People in northern latitudes should be watching for Auroral activity as a result.
 

See Posting for predicted weather below:
Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity
SDF Number 031 Issued at 2200Z on 31 Jan 2012
IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 30/2100Z
to 31/2100Z: Solar activity was very low.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very
low to low for the next 3 days (01-03 February).
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 30/2100Z to 31/2100Z:
The geomagnetic field began the period at unsettled conditions from
30/21Z …

Update – Departing sunspot 1402… unleashed an X2 class solar flare today. It is going to the back side of the sun and should not cause any more problems.
To see current Aurora information click Here
Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point. Wide area blackout of HF radio communication, loss of radio contact for about an hour.
See latest live sun images here
See Current space weather here

Video of Flare 1/27/2012

STRONG X-RAY EVENT WARNING ISSUED
Issue Time: 2012 Jan 27 1946 UTC
SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1
Begin Time: 2012 Jan 27 1737 …

Source – NASA – A long, solar prominence that rotated into view almost two weeks ago finally became disorganized and broke away into space forming a nifty large loop as it did (Nov. 21-23, 2011). NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) watched in extreme ultraviolet light as the magnetic forces that tethered it in place gradually became unstable, the prominence began to crumble, and eventually lifted off. The Sun is becoming more active as it approaches the solar maximum expected in 2013.

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