A rare and powerful geomagnetic storm may light up skies across nearly two dozen U.S. states Monday night — including right here in Ohio — offering residents a chance to witness the Northern Lights far south of their usual range.

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued a special alert Sunday, forecasting a strong G3 geomagnetic storm through midday Tuesday, Dec. 9. The event was triggered by what scientists call a “full-halo” coronal mass ejection — a massive burst of plasma from the sun — following a strong solar flare on Dec. 6.

While auroras are notoriously difficult to predict, forecasters say the northern lights may be visible late Monday night into early Tuesday morning, and potentially again Tuesday night. States in the viewing zone stretch from Alaska across the northern ti

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