Solar storms brought colorful auroras to Chicago-area skies Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, and there could be more to come.

Over the past few days, the sun has burped out several bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. Two have reached Earth, but at least one more is still on the way, which could lead to more chances to see the dazzle of the Northern Lights Wednesday .

"The CMEs that accompany [solar flares] really ignite the Aurora Borealis," NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said. Although the sun had some CMEs this past week, the one from Tuesday was "moving stronger and faster," leading it to interact with past ones.

"That's the Cannibal CME," Jeanes said.

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The northern lights may be visible tonight and tomorrow night. a

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