Aurora?

Could it be? Will I finally be able to put a check on my bucket list, next to "See an Aurora"?? My sources point to: quite possibly. 

According to SpaceWeather.com:

GEOMAGNETIC STORM UPDATE: A CME propelled toward Earth by yesterday's X5-class solar flare is expected to reach our planet on March 8th at 0625 UT (+/- 7 hr). Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, who prepared the CME's forecast track, say the impact could spark a strong-to-severe geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers at all latitudes should be alert for auroras. Aurora alerts: text, phone.

Mild geomagnetic activity is already underway, following a lesser CME impact on March 7th around 0400 UT. Shortly after the cloud arrived, a burst of Northern Lights appeared over the US-Canadian border. Shawn Malone photographed the display from the shores of Lake Superior:

If it didn't cost so much, I would sign up to receive Aurora alerts on my phone... For now, I will just have to keep an eye on the mystifying skies....