Although unusually powerful solar storms could happen anytime, this solar cycle is predicted to be a very low, solar storm producer. It already looks like it may be one of the very lowest on record. Unlikely (although anything is possible) to produce a "killer" storm.

As a Ham, I have been watching the solar cycle for many years. Even have a little widgit on my browser that tells me the solar flux levels in real time. At the moment the sun is very quiet and radio propagation is reduced proportionally. It is just at the beginning of the increase for this 11 year long cycle. And I have seen similar articles at the beginning of every solar cycle, be it small or large.

Nomad.