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Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US – NBC Bay Area

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. The effects were due to last through

Rare solar storm raises chance for northern lights display over Northern California – The Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Northern Californians, including those in the Bay Area, may take in the space weather night-sky watchers in Iceland have enjoyed for years. Many were pinning their hopes Friday on a potential rare glimpse of the aurora — the luminous northern lights — with forecasts showing they would be visible farther south across the United States