The SWPC recommends traveling away from city lights to experience the full brightness of the aurora and to be looking at the skies within two hours of midnight, between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time.

In May, a G5 Coronal Mass Ejection produced Northern Lights as far south as Alabama and Florida. That was the first G5 ejection observed since October 2003 when a similar event resulted in power ...

A massive solar storm could trigger Northern Lights as far south as Alabama tonight, according to officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. On Thursday, NOAA’s Space ...

The northern lights are best observed away from city lights, which can drown out the aurora. NOAA’s aurora forecast for the night of April 24, 2023. (Map: NOAA) ...

May 11—The aurora borealis, rarely visible from Alabama, was visible — including from Decatur — Friday night. According to The Associated Press, an unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth ...

The rare storm will create an aurora for certain parts of the country, resembling the northern lights. Northern lights could reach AL this weekend. See if aurora visibility gets this far south ...

Here's how to watch the northern lights from parts of the United States on Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12, 2025.

Typically, in Alabama, we need a G4 storm and a Kp value of 8 or 9 to see the northern lights. Some of you were seeing faint pink pillars using long exposure on a camera Monday night.

The northern lights will be visible for a second night in a row in several U.S. states. Skip to content. WDTN.com. Dayton 72 ...

The rare storm will create an aurora for certain parts of the country, resembling the northern lights. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a severe watch for the event, which is the ...