GALLERY: Northern Lights across Middle TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – An unusually strong solar storm hit Earth and produced northern lights across the country, some visible in Middle Tennessee!

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News 2 viewers captured photos of the phenomenon taking place in the sky from their backyards.

  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Samuel Womer)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Casey Burnett in Herndon, KY)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Emerson Mitchell in Chapel Hill)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Amber Robinson in McEwen)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Brush Creek northern lights (Courtesy: Sarah Mastin)
  • McMinnville, TN (Courtesy: TJ Mason)
    McMinnville, TN (Courtesy: TJ Mason)
  • Clarksville northern lights (Courtesy: Joshua Gloss)
    Clarksville northern lights (Courtesy: Joshua Gloss)
  • Hendersonville northern lights (Courtesy: Demitria Lance)
    Hendersonville northern lights (Courtesy: Demitria Lance)
  • College Grove northern lights (Courtesy: Lia Davis)
    College Grove northern lights (Courtesy: Lia Davis)
  • Tullahoma northern lights (Courtesy: Beth Stroop
    Tullahoma northern lights (Courtesy: Beth Stroop
  • Murfreesboro northern lights (Courtesy: Rachel Bullard)
    Murfreesboro northern lights (Courtesy: Rachel Bullard)
  • Mt. Juliet northern lights (Courtesy: William Bates)
    Mt. Juliet northern lights (Courtesy: William Bates)
  • New Johnsonville northern lights (Courtesy: Humphreys County Chief Deputy Rob Edwards)
    New Johnsonville northern lights (Courtesy: Humphreys County Chief Deputy Rob Edwards)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    New Johnsonville northern lights (Courtesy: Humphreys County Chief Deputy Rob Edwards)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    New Johnsonville northern lights (Courtesy: Humphreys County Chief Deputy Rob Edwards)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    New Johnsonville northern lights (Courtesy: Humphreys County Chief Deputy Rob Edwards)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    New Johnsonville northern lights (Courtesy: Humphreys County Chief Deputy Rob Edwards)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    New Johnsonville northern lights (Courtesy: Humphreys County Chief Deputy Rob Edwards)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jessica Carroll)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Bella & Peyton pose with Winchester northern lights (Courtesy: Sarah Mahaffey)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Gallatin northern lights (Courtesy: Amir Odom)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Hannah Farmer)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Clifton northern lights (Courtesy: Nicole Repp)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Giles County northern lights (Courtesy: Kristine Dinnen)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Lebanon northern lights (Courtesy: Lori Desjardins)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Hendersonville northern lights (Courtesy: Karen Tapp)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Columbia northern lights (Courtesy: Tanner Poteete)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Tullahoma northern lights (Courtesy: Kayleigh Allen)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Shelbyville northern lights (Courtesy: Stephanie Wallace)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Spring Hill northern lights (Courtesy: Brittany Hicks)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Spring Hill northern lights (Courtesy: Katie Marin)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Gallatin northern lights (Courtesy: Anita Durham)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Summertown northern lights (Courtesy: Brittany Runions)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Spring Hill northern lights (Courtesy: Brittnie Page)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    Beechgrove northern lights (Courtesy: Stacy Roper Perry)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Amber Robinson in McEwen)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Amber Robinson in McEwen)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Amber Robinson in McEwen)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Amber Robinson in McEwen)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Amber Robinson in McEwen)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Amber Robinson in McEwen)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Casey Burnett in Herndon, KY)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Casey Burnett in Herndon, KY)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Casey Burnett in Herndon, KY)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Emerson Mitchell in Chapel Hill)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Emerson Mitchell in Chapel Hill)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Emerson Mitchell in Chapel Hill)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Martin Carbotti, Jr in Gallatin)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Maria Garcia in Lynchburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Samuel Womer)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Samuel Womer)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Samuel Womer)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Spencer Ellithorp in White House)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Spencer Ellithorp in White House)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Spencer Ellithorp in White House)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Sabrina Buer in Lebanon)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Sabrina Buer in Lebanon)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Joanne Hyatt in Smyrna)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jordaan Shaddy in Petersburg)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Cassidy Darnell in Chapel Hill)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Cassidy Darnell in Chapel Hill)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jennifer Bledsoe in Sylvia, TN)
  • Northern Lights in Middle TN
    (Courtesy: Jennifer Bledsoe in Sylvia, TN)

The storm could produce northern lights as far south in the U.S. as Alabama and Northern California, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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