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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:55 PM 8 hrs ago

These states could see northern lights display due to a moderate geomagnetic storm

A moderate geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights displays to U.S. states further south than usual, forecasts show.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a storm watch for a G2 geomagnetic storm due to a coronal mass ejection expected to begin Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET and continue until Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.

A coronal mass ejection is a massive eruption of solar material and magnetic field from the sun's outer atmosphere.

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In the U.S., northern lights could be visible in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine, according to the NOAA aurora viewline map.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/moderate-geomagnetic-storm-forecast-tonight-164348199.html

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These states could see northern lights display due to a moderate geomagnetic storm (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 8 hrs ago OP
NOAA's Space Weather site also has a near realtime map LearnedHand 8 hrs ago #1
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