The lights may be visible in several states like Oregon, Washington, New York, Maine, Vermont, Illinois, Michigan and Nebraska.

The sun fired off its largest solar flare yet in the current solar cycle. This means the Northeast could be entertained by northern lights.

Solar flares and coronal mass ejections are normal behavior for the Sun, particularly when it's in the peak of its activity cycle, as scientists believe is the case right now. They often occur in association with each other, erupting from sunspots on the surface of the Sun.