Northern Lights Dance Over Blaine County

A geomagnetic storm brought impressive displays of the Northern Lights to Blaine County late on Tuesday in a light show which continued on Wednesday. While residents at Zurich reported that clouds prevented much of Tuesday's visibility, those on the Big Flat observed red, orange, and green hues coloring the sky.

Prior to the event, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center forecast that "G3 (Strong) geomagnetic conditions were observed, and with the impending arrival of the November 11 coronal mass ejection (CME) to follow, elevated geomagneti...