A strong geomagnetic storm occurred Thursday night and brought views of the aurora as far south as northern Missouri and Kansas.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1728614836497.png" alt="View of the northern lights from Kansas on Thursday" />
                        <figcaption>View of the northern lights from Kansas on Thursday</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>A strong geomagnetic storm occurred Thursday night and brought views of the aurora as far south as northern Missouri and Kansas.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The northern lights are on full display across the Tri-State area. If you haven&#39;t made it out this evening don&#39;t worry the clear skies are forecast to continue throughout the night. For more information on the Aurora please visit <a href="https://t.co/H6I1XThxql">https://t.co/H6I1XThxql</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kswx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kswx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/newx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#newx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cowx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cowx</a> <a href="https://t.co/nIeX5iTcqd">pic.twitter.com/nIeX5iTcqd</a></p>&mdash; NWS Goodland (@NWSGoodland) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWSGoodland/status/1844571365774590345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Beautiful display: Northern lights show off across Missouri, Kansas