MAJOR UPDATE*Pictures are STREAMING in from Southeast Louisiana of folks that are capturing the northern lights HERE tonight!Sign up for our NewslettersThis is from Covington courtesy of Terrie Cook!This is from Mandeville courtesy of Jami Hufker-Delvalle!

Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare “level 4” geomagnetic storm warning. It is the first time it has done so in more than 20 years. Electromagnetic storms happen when the earth’s magnetosphere, the part of its atmosphere that contains its magnetic field, is disturbed.

The shimmering sky dance that is the Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, is expected to shine in varying intensity over New England beginning Friday night-early Saturday. So when are the peak times and where’s the best place to catch a glimpse?