One day after a powerful hurricane devastated the state, Floridians were treated to a rare celestial sight.
For the second time this year, the Northern Lights appeared to be visible across Southwest Florida.
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Viewer photos from Immokalee to Alva show shimmers of green, red, blue and violet, creating pulsating patches of light in the night sky. Many Floridians also reported seeing the auroras in May.
The phenomenon is the result of a "severe" G4 geomagnetic storm that made auroras visible across the country, according to forecasters with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
A strong solar flare resulted in a coronal mass ejection. Auroras occur when those charged particles collide with atoms in Earth's atmosphere, releasing energy in the form of light.
Check out some of the photos from across Florida Thursday.
Coincidentally, Thursday's solar storm comes hours after Hurricane Milton devastated Florida.
Milton made landfall Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, a barrier island of white sand beaches about 70 miles south of the Tampa Bay area, sparing a direct hit on the area that’s home to over 3.3 million people.
By Thursday morning, Milton — weakened to a Category 1 storm, but still dangerous — had moved off Florida’s east coast.