As for when an Aurora Borealis could appear, that's a much tougher question to answer.
It's best to look for them away from city lights if possible. Luckily for us, our skies should be mostly clear. Since Ohio is a bit farther south, this event has a small to medium chance of being visible from Northern Ohio sometime Thursday night. It will likely produce Northern Lights that will be visible across our northernmost states like Maine, Minnesota and North Dakota. and it produces some incredible light displays at the North Pole called the Aurora Borealis.Īccording to scientists, this CME is about a 3 on a scale of 1 to 5, meaning it's a moderate blast of energy. When this kind of energy impacts us, it can affect radio waves, cell phones, etc. That sun spot burped out a ball of energy known as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), which is headed toward the third rock from the sun and should begin hitting our planet Wednesday night. It's true that earlier this week the sun produced a big solar flare pointed directly toward Earth. #OHwx #PAwx /4RMWXcZYTB- NWS Cleveland December 9, 2020 Yellow line on the map shows the furthest southward potential for the #NorthernLights could be observed. The SWPC issued a G3 Geomagnetic Storm Watch for Thursday, Dec 10th. So there is a lot of buzz about potential #SolarStorm heading our way.