It takes a while for a solar storm to reach earth. It travels slower than light....

shoghicp · 2024-05-11T11:26:49 1715426809

It happened while the G4-G5 onset triggered, on the initial hit timing wise for local time.

Other people in the wider area saw similar issues, but mostly were local. Usually power is very stable.

impossiblefork · 2024-05-10T21:12:00 1715375520

Ah, yes, I know this of course, and I somehow temporarily imagined some kind of madness where the earth's sunny side is permanently pointing towards the sun.