Powerful solar flare to begin producing auroras and possible electrical disruptions

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Space weather watchers are expecting a powerful solar flare from the sun to reach Earth Thursday evening giving off a light show of colorful auroras as far south as Alabama and northern California.

According to the National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center, the geomagnetic storm, expected to be seen much farther south than usual, could last through Friday. The flare could also hamper digital communications, the power grid, and satellites.

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