Hey yall,
I saw this post. I am also a star gazer, and one website I would like to recommend watching to find out more things such as this is
www.spaceweather.com You can subscribe to their email newsletter, which only come when there is something interesting going on "up there".
Disadvantages: at the bottom of every email, they remind you about their pay-for phone-alert ("Aurora Alerts") service, not a hassle, however.
I didn't get to see them here yet. Scientists believe it is still possible for high-altitude watchers to see the Northern Lights for the next day or two.