India, Nov. 13 -- The Chicago area witnessed the colorful Northern Lights around 7:20 PM on Tuesday, November 11, amid a severe geomagnetic storm, reports NBC 5. Apart from Chicago, Cary, Downers Grove, Gilberts, Wilmette, and Wheaton, the lights were visible in downstate Stark County, north of Peoria, and Annawan.

According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, the Northern Lights were visible in the Chicago Area due to a strong solar flare and the eruption of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) early Tuesday morning.

Pictures provided to NBC Chicago showed the Northern Lights' pink and green hues were sighted in both suburbs.

Geomagnetic activity is predicted to peak from 9 PM to midnight on Tuesday and from 9 AM to noon on November 12, when the strong...