2006 - Northern Europe Arctic Area - An amateur photographer took this picture of an auroa borealis.

If that isn't a northern vortex picture don't ask me what is. This is ionic excitation of the upper troposphere. In order for a vortex to be ionically excited it has to have that capacity if it doesn't already. And the entire phenomena is illuminated, not just a portion. It has been my contention that these 'storms' are ionic and highly dominant to the weather patterns of Earth.