Utah could be in line for another heavenly spectacle, as a potentially severe geomagnetic storm could create a visible aurora borealis over Utah.

That is, if clouds don’t get in the way.

A ‘very rare’ watch

The Space Weather Prediction Center issued a G4 (severe) watch on Tuesday , as a series of coronal mass ejections from the sun brings solar material and magnetic fields to Earth. Those are most likely to reach Earth between Tuesday and Thursday, with early Wednesday potentially being the most substantial wave from the incoming storm, according to the watch.

While magnetic storms are common, G4 watches are “very rare,” the agency adds. They’re issued when there’s enough material to potentially create “detrimental impacts” to critical infrastructure across most of the country, inc

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