PEOPLE VIEW THE northern lights, or aurora borealis, glowing over Lake Washington, in Renton, Wash., in May 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

NEW YORK (AP) — Northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. tonight after weekend solar storms.

The sun burped out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection last week, prompting space weather forecasters to issue a rare, severe solar storm alert Sunday, though it wasn’t as strong as last year’s record. Another one headed toward Earth today could produce more aurora sightings.

Authorities are monitoring for possible disruptions, though the worst is already over. The weekend’s storms may have caused brief disruptions to high-frequency radio, said Erica Grow Cei, a spokesperson with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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