NOAA, Severe and Northern lights
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Parts of the United States and Canada could see the results of the latest solar storm over the next few days. But what exactly are auroras?
The Sun is experiencing intense activity, leading NOAA to issue a G4 geomagnetic storm warning for November 12, triggered by a powerful X5.1-class solar flare.
NWS said there's a 5%-14% chance winds reach over 60 miles per hour, and a 2%-4% chance those winds turn into a tornado.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a geomagnetic storm warning for Nov. 12 that could result in a Northern Lights appearance as far south as Alabama. A geomagnetic storm is a major disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center.