RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The Space Weather Prediction Center reports that late Friday morning, severe geomagnetic storm conditions (or G4) were observed. It started with a particular sort of cloud, called a CME, being spotted coming off the Sun on Tuesday, which moved near Earth Friday. While G4 conditions were observed earlier in the day Friday, G1 (more minor) conditions are forecast for the rest of Friday, as well as Saturday.