NORTHERN LIGHTS: Check out this incredible time-lapse video submitted by Jerry Hamblen, showing the aurora borealis forming over Shasta County on Tuesday night during a rare geomagnetic storm. Thanks for chiming in, Jerry! Check out Chief Meteorologist Preston Donion's explanation on why the incredible Northern Lights are appearing in lower latitudes: https://bit.ly/4oMhwab Send us your videos using 'Chime In' in the KRCR App, or go to www.krcrtv.com/chimein #auroraborealis #northernlights #auro

The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, lit up the sky over parts of the U.S. They are a phenomenon caused by plasma ejected from the sun during a solar storm, which interacts with Earth’s geomagnetic field. | NBC News