Upstate New York might get a front-row seat to one of nature’s most mesmerizing shows tonight: the northern lights.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G3, strong, geomagnetic storm alert for Thursday night, Nov. 6, into Friday morning.

The storm could light up the sky with hues usually reserved for the Arctic Circle, but this time nearly half of the continental U.S. may get a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis, from as far south as parts of Nebraska, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and right here in New York’s Hudson Valley.

Tonight’s storm is powered by solar activity that has sent a surge of energy hurtling toward Earth. With a Kp index of 7 out of 9, the event ranks as a strong geomagnetic storm, capable of pushing the auroral

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