CHICAGO (WLS) -- The northern lights were visible in parts of the Chicago area on Tuesday night.

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ABC7 Chicago AccuWeather Meteorologist Cheryl Scott explained what's happening.

Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications.

In the past few days, the sun has burped out several bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that could reach Earth Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

The potential severe geomagnetic storms could disrupt radio and GPS communications, according to forecasters with the National Oceanic

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