Tracking the next chance to view northern lights in Ohio

Central Ohio Weather and Radar

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An eruption of solar material and magnetic fields is heading towards earth. The Space Weather Prediction Center predicts this to impact Earth by Thursday, and with it, the potential for a geomagnetic storm. This is the recipe for another view of the northern lights.

It has been a fairly active year for solar storms. Because of them, central Ohio has had many previous opportunities to see the northern lights this year. This...