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The Cool Down on MSN · 3h

Experts confirm new world record after 'megaflash' lightning strike stretches over 500 miles: 'Incredible power'

It was one for the record books, a lightning flash that reached from eastern Texas to Kansas City. It happened back on Oct. 22, 2017. The World Meteorological Organization has now confirmed the 515-mile-long "megaflash" is a new world record for the longest lightning discharge.

CNN on MSN · 4d

‘Megaflash’ lightning bolt traveled over 500 miles, setting a new record, study says

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles.

CBS News on MSN · 3d

Lightning "megaflash" recognized as new world record

A lightning flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 is recognized as being the longest horizontal distance.

ZME Science on MSN22h

The Longest Lightning Flash Ever Recorded Stretched 829 Kilometers From Texas to Missouri

Unlike the classic forked bolts that crash to Earth in a matter of milliseconds, megaflashes slither horizontally through ...

Science Daily3d

515-mile lightning flash caught from space

A jaw-dropping 515-mile lightning bolt lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas City, smashing previous records and reshaping ...

ASU professor helps measure longest lightning flash in new certified record

In October 2017, a thunderstorm in the United States produced lightning that extended across several states. Now, researchers ...

“We Call it Megaflash Lightning”: Scientists Use Satellites to Find New Record-Breaking Weather Extremes

Scientists have now observed the largest megaflash lightning strike ever documented across 515 miles of the Great Plains.

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