PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The northern lights put on a show in Rhode Island and Massachusetts Thursday night, filling the sky with an array of vibrant colors.
Check out the northern lights from various communities across the region in the gallery below.
Newport (Courtesy: Sophia Scatto)
Bristol (Melanie DaSilva/WPRI-TV)
New Shoreham (Courtesy: Rosemary Tobin)
Portsmouth (Lee Dooley/WPRI-TV)
Westport (Courtesy: Ann Brown)
Cumberland (Leah Crowley/WPRI-TV)
Cumberland (Leah Crowley/WPRI-TV)
Portsmouth (Lee Dooley/WPRI-TV)
Cumberland (Leah Crowley/WPRI-TV)
Swansea (Courtesy: Jamie Standring)
Swansea (Courtesy: Jamie Standring)
Tiverton (Courtesy: Mike Burk)
North Providence (Courtesy: Adele Esau)
Portsmouth (Lee Dooley/WPRI-TV)
Portsmouth (Lee Dooley/WPRI-TV)
Bristol (Melanie DaSilva/WPRI_TV)
Middletown (Corey Welch/WPRI-TV)
Middletown (Corey Welch/WPRI-TV)
Coventry (Courtesy: Mark Amaral)
Coventry (Courtesy: Matthew Lawrence)
Barrington (Courtesy: Hunter Chalmers)
Burrillville (Courtesy: Kayla Shaw)
Providence (Ryan Welch/WPRI-TV)
Providence (Ryan Welch/WPRI-TV)
East Providence (Dani Flores/WPRI-TV)
Warren (Kyle Kane/WPRI-TV)
Warren (Kyle Kane/WPRI-TV)
Hopkinton (Courtesy: Ethan Blanchette)
Berkley (Courtesy: Annalise)
Dighton (Courtesy: Marie Pavao)
Somerset (Courtesy: Kristen Potter)
Portsmouth (Karen Rezendes/WPRI-TV)
Providence (Courtesy: Catherine Witherwax)
Coventry (Gary Azera/WPRI-TV)
Coventry (Gary Azera/WPRI-TV)
Freetown (James O’Leary/WPRI)
Freetown (James O’Leary/WPRI)
Exeter (Sent in via ReportIt!)
Narragansett (Courtesy: Denise Rubin)
Rehoboth (Courtesy: Foster)
Richmond (Courtesy: Spencer Baton)
Seekonk (Courtesy: Christine Quattrucci)
East Greenwich (Courtesy: Kelly Gibb)
West Warwick (Sent in via ReportIt!)
Mattapoisett (Kait Walsh/WPRI-TV)
Mattapoisett (Kait Walsh/WPRI-TV)
Burrillville (Josh Wheeler/WPRI-TV)
Warwick (Will Gilbert (WPRI-TV)
Warwick (Will Gilbert (WPRI-TV)
Warwick (Will Gilbert (WPRI-TV)
Warwick (Will Gilbert (WPRI-TV)
Coventry (Courtesy: Jay Doiron)
Coventry (Courtesy: Jay Doiron)
South Kingstown (Courtesy: Bonnie)
Coventry (Courtesy: Samantha Hunt)
Coventry (Courtesy: Samantha Hunt)
Pawtucket (Courtesy: Kristina Hardsog)
North Smithfield (Courtesy: Debbie Desrosiers)
North Kingstown (Courtesy: Kevin Browning)
North Attleboro (Courtesy: Cheryl Coleman)
Burrillville (Courtesy: Jane Matelli)
Newport (Courtesy: Matt Perry)
Smithfield (Courtesy: John Micheletti)
Glocester (Courtesy: Kayla)
Woonsocket ICourtesy: Jodi Marchuk)
North Kingstown (Courtesy: Alicia Sepulveda)
Tiverton (Courtesy: Elena Silvia)
Charlestown (Courtesy: Krystal Freni)
Scituate (Courtesy: Melissa Parenteau)
West Warwick (Courtesy: Maria Foisy)
Westerly (Courtesy: Heather A)
Warwick (Courtesy: Dylan Iadevaia)
Warwick (Courtesy: Dylan Iadevaia)
Richmond (Courtesy: Julie Harney)
Attleboro (Courtesy: Christine Taylor)
Westerly (Courtesy: Joyce Porter)
Dighton (Courtesy: Fuscia Haskell)
Glocester (Courtesy: Brittney Tate)
The aurora borealis was visible thanks to a G4 (severe) storm , according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
The dazzling display is caused by the interaction between electrically charged particles from the sun and gases in the Earth’s atmosphere.
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