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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Northern Lights moved south Friday night, and residents around the News Channel 3 viewing area captured the aurora borealis in full glory.
The lights in the sky were the result of an unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth hitting earth this weekend, potentially disrupting power and communications.
Solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights
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.
Experts predicted the Northen Lights as far south as Alabama — and the lights delivered, with viewers in Byhalia, Mississippi, Fayette County, Tennessee and all over the area sending in photos of the dancing colors.
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