Amarillo Experiences One Of Space’s Treasures A Second Time

It's a phenomenon like no other, and we don't get a chance to see it often here in the Amarillo area.

However, we've now had the chance to see it twice in one year, and that's something that is super rare.

The northern lights are one of the coolest things you'll ever see, if you're lucky enough to get the chance to see them. The way they light up the sky is unlike anything else.

It was just a couple of months ago that we had the chance to witness them, and we figured that would be it. Well, it wasn't.

Just a couple of nights ago, they shined bright in our sky once again here in the Amarillo area, and they weren't predicting we'd even see them.

The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) had warned there could be some strong geomagnetic storms, and that coincided with the best meteor show of the year, the Perseids.

The SWPC had made mention that the lights themselves would most likely be visible over the upper Midwest and northern states. The range was supposed to be New York to Idaho and staying up north.

That ended up not being the case, as it was clearly visible here in Amarillo. Blake Brown Photography here in town caught some incredible pictures of it happening here.

As you can see, this happened overnight, and it was going on all night long. I'm actually disappointed I slept through it and didn't think there'd be a chance for it to hit us.

If you want to get an idea as to when you can see this incredible phenomenon, you can keep track of the auroras on the SWPC website as they up date it constantly.