Name: Gorgeous View Of Northern Lights Over Pennsylvania
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: A rare geomagnetic storm caused the northern lights to be seen over the continental United States on Sunday night. This aurora time-lapse was seen over Erie, Pennsylvania. The beautiful sight appeared overhead following a coronal mass ejection from the sun, which was detected on Friday. These northern lights could possibly be seen as far south as California and Alabama.

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It's too soon to tell if rain or clouds will block your view. But forecast models are giving us a broad idea of what the weather could be like.

Jonathan Erdman

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April 1, 2024

Gorgeous View Of Northern Lights Over Pennsylvania

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Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at weather.com and has been covering national and international weather since 1996. His lifelong love of meteorology began with a close encounter with a tornado as a child in Wisconsin. He studied physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then completed his Master's degree working with dual-polarization radar and lightning data at Colorado State University. Extreme and bizarre weather are his favorite topics. Reach out to him on X (formerly Twitter), Threads, Facebook and Bluesky.

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