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Severe Solar Storm Pushes Northern Lights Deep Into U.S. With Another Chance Tonight

Multiple CMEs expanded the auroral oval far south, with forecasters tracking additional bursts that could extend visibility.

Northern Lights from Cape Cod on Nov. 11, 2025.
This single-exposure image of the northern lights behind the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse, about 30 minutes north of New York City, was taken through a Sony A7R3 camera with a Sigma 14-24mm lens. The photographer set the lens at 14mm and took a 2.5-second exposure at f/2.8 with ISO 1600. Credit: Chirag Upreti
Northern Lights, also called aurora borealis, illuminate the night sky in Johnston, Iowa, U.S., November 11, 2025,
The northern lights over Cleburne, Texas, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.

Overview

  • NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center classified the event as a G4 severe geomagnetic storm, with effects forecast to linger into Wednesday night.
  • Auroras were confirmed at unusually low latitudes, including Washington, D.C., Kansas City, metro Atlanta and the Georgia coast, Michigan, and even South Florida.
  • Forecasters noted a third, more energetic CME expected Wednesday, raising the prospect of an early evening encore in some regions shortly after sunset.
  • Viewing prospects depend on local conditions, with cloud cover limiting the Northeast and light pollution muting faint displays that smartphone night modes can reveal.
  • Experts warned of temporary disruptions to GPS accuracy, satellites, HF radio and high‑latitude power systems, though most people experienced a visual spectacle.