A series of solar flares has resulted in the unique conditions that could make the aurora borealis visible from Texas.
A series of solar flare s and coronal mass ejections could result in the rare conditions that will allow people in North Texas to view the northern lights tonight, theSpace weather forecasters have issued a Severe Geomagnetic storm watch for the evening, and additional solar flare s could result in the storm conditions persisting through the weekend. If the northern lights become visible in North Texas , the effects could last through the early hours of Saturday morning.
While a map predicting the northern lights' reach does not fall over the southern half of the U.S., the lights can be seen from nearly 700 miles away, NOAA said. While DFW's chance of visibility is low, experts say that getting away from city lights and facing northward could result in seeing the aurora borealis. Partly cloudy conditions are expected in North Texas this evening, which could impede visibility. As of Friday afternoon, regions of Europe were already reporting seeing the dramatic sky lights.
"If you happen to be in an area where it's dark and cloud free and relatively unpolluted by light, you may get to see a fairly impressive aurora display, and that's really the gift from space weather, is the aurora," Rob Steenburgh, a space scientist with NOAA'sNOAA said the geomagnetic storms could result in temporary disruptions in communications, electric power grids, navigation, radio and satellite operations.
BREAKING: Thousands of reports of Northern Lights coming in from multiple locations across Europe. A severe G4 geomagnetic storm is currently affecting Earth. Truly the most stunning aurora show in years. Currently visible as far south as northern Italy.has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas — and we'd like to keep it that way. Our members allow us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls.
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