The Northern Lights Seen Across CONUS
Last night, a severe geomagnetic storm produced an impressive aurora that could be seen across CONUS and observed as far south as Florida. The storm identified as a G4 level event described by the NOAA Space Weather Scale, which can disrupt technology on Earth, such as GPS/radio communications, electrical grids and cell towers.
The JPSS VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) captured this phenomena overnight, depicted by the elongated, irregular, white streaks in the imagery. Initially, the aurora was located near the U.S. / Canada border, then shifts further south towards the northern high plains. A VIIRS DNB imagery animation of the event is provided below. The product exhibits a 750 meter spatial resolution.
VIIRS DNB from 0510Z to 1010Z, 12 November 2025
Multiple NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) highlighted the anomalous event via social media. Pictures of the aurora are showcased below.