The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday that a “strong geomagnetic storm watch” will stay intact for the remainder of Thursday until Friday after a significant coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun was observed. The first portion of the “CME arrived at the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft, about 1 million miles from Earth” on Wednesday at around 9 p.m. ET, the agency said. “G1 (Minor) storm levels were reached shortly afterwards,” the statement continued. “Enhanced solar wind conditions continue to show the potential for elevated geomagnetic responses to the G2-G3 levels. Any prolonged or pronounced southward shift in the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) could quickly escalate geomagnetic reactions to storm levels.” People in the northern United States could see the aurora borealis, known as the northern lights, on Thursday evening. States where the aurora borealis might be visible include Washington, Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New …