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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.
Astonishing ‘Megaflash’ Sets World Record for Longest Lightning Strike
A lightning flash tore across the sky above the Great Plains, stretching across a staggering 515 miles (829 kilometers) from eastern Texas to Kansas City. That “megaflash” shattered the previous record for longest lightning flash of 477 miles (768 kilometers), set in 2023.
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The Longest Lightning Flash Ever Recorded Stretched 829 Kilometers From Texas to MissouriUnlike the classic forked bolts that crash to Earth in a matter of milliseconds, megaflashes slither horizontally through ...
A jaw-dropping 515-mile lightning bolt lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas City, smashing previous records and reshaping ...
In October 2017, a thunderstorm in the United States produced lightning that extended across several states. Now, researchers ...
Scientists have now observed the largest megaflash lightning strike ever documented across 515 miles of the Great Plains.
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