" 'The magnetic storm that is soon to develop probably will be in the moderate to strong level,' said Joseph Kunches...'This will be a two or three out of five

" 'The magnetic storm that is soon to develop probably will be in the moderate to strong level,' said Joseph Kunches...'This will be a two or three out of five on the NOAA Space Weather Scale'" I would call that weak to moderate by their own scale. It would be disappointing for a boy who cried wolf attitude to develop between official warnings and the public. I guess the 1859 storm is the 5 end of the spectrum. The volcano experts have handled this aspect of their job quite well, even if many cities and towns have rejected evacuation recommendations.