The next few days will be interesting. Not quite Carrington interesting but... From Solar HAM:
EVENT LOG: X1.6 SOLAR FLARE DATE: 9/10/2014 @ 17:45 UTC SOURCE: Sunspot 2158
Geoeffective Sunspot 2158 produced a strong solar flare this afternoon (Sept. 10) measuring X1.6 at 17:45 UTC. The event was associated with a Type II radio emission with an impressive estimated velocity of 3750 km/s. New imagery suggests a fast moving, full halo coronal mass ejection (CME) was produced and could be directed towards our planet. More details to follow.
We recently ducked a big one. This is smaller but still certainly strong enough to cause aurora at lower latitudes and possible problems with the grid. We will find out in 2-3 days...