'Severe' solar storm arrives, likely to trigger Northern Lights...

'Severe' solar storm arrives, likely to trigger Northern Lights as far south as Alabama tonight  A "severe" geomagnetic storm is now in progress, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, raising hopes for a dazzling display of the Northern Lights on Friday night while also putting infrastructure operators on guard for potential electrical effects from the solar event.

   The SWPC says satellites observed levels that reached level 4 on their 5-point scale of geomagnetic activity as of 12:37 p.m. ET. (Click on image to enlarge)

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This is how majority of people in Northern US, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and Northern Europe countries will witness their night sky today - full of Northern Lights/Aurora due to ongoing Solar Storm!#solarstorm #aurora pic.twitter.com/hgs37fP7EB

— Vishal Verma (@VishalVerma_9) May 10, 2024