Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colourful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications.

In the past few days, the sun has burped out several bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that could reach Earth on Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

The potential severe geomagnetic storms could disrupt radio and GPS communications, say forecasters with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

According to mapping by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center , the vibrant displays could be visible over nearly all of Canada both Tuesday and Wednesday night, and into a number of U.S. states.

How bright the auroras are and how far south they are visible will depend on when the solar bur

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