Northern Lights potentially visible in dozens of states on Sunday due to powerful solar storm

Most of the United States may be able to see the Northern Lights, or Northern Lights, from Sunday night through the early hours of Monday morning as a powerful geomagnetic storm hits Earth.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded a level of 4 out of 5 on the geomagnetic storm impact scale as dusk approached on Sunday. This indicates that, weather permitting, the Northern Lights may be visible as far south as Alabama.

A coronal mass ejection (CME), described by NOAA as “billions of tons of plasma ejected from the sun,” erupted toward Earth on Friday.

“When the CME reaches Earth, it will likely produce the largest geomagnetic storm, with the brightest and most active aurora borealis toward the equator,” NOAA explains.

Northern states that stretch along the U.S.-Canada border from Washington to Maine should be able to see the Northern Lights with little or no cloud, but the strength of this geomagnetic storm could affect states such as Alabama and California. The state is also visible which means you have the potential to see the Aurora Borealis.

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According to NOAA, the best time to see the Northern Lights is between 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM local time, within about an hour after midnight. Geomagnetic activity is best visible when there are few clouds and no light pollution from artificial sources.

File photo: Aurora activity seen from the International Space Station. (NASA)

Even in areas where there is no auroral activity directly overhead, geomagnetic activity may be visible when looking north from a high altitude. If unobstructed, you can see the northern lights up to 600 miles north of your current location.

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Auroras may be beautiful, but powerful geomagnetic storms can disrupt satellite navigation and cause widespread voltage control problems.