Northern lights could be visible in much of the U.S. this weekend, but the strong solar storm headed toward Earth could also potentially disrupt communications.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the rare watch on Thursday night, warning that the solar flare effects would be worst Friday night but could last all weekend.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration upgraded a geomagnetic solar storm watch from a Level 3 to a Level 4 watch after several solar flares combined.
RELATED: 'Severe' solar storm could trigger Northern Lights as far south as Alabama on Friday nightAn extreme geomagnetic storm in 2003 took out power in Sweden and damaged power transformers in South Africa.This weekend, NOAA says a swath of the planet could see a blackout of high frequency radio communications for hours.
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