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Aurora alert: Incoming solar storm could spark northern lights in upper Midwest skies this week

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An incoming solar storm, also known as coronal mass ejection ( CME ), erupted from the sun on Jan. 21 and is on track to strike Earth with a glancing blow.

The possible impact could spark minor geomagnetic storm conditions and possible northern lights at high latitudes such as northern Michigan and Maine .

NOAA 's Space Weather Prediction Center forecasts the Kp index will peak at 5.33 over the next 48 hours .