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515-mile ‘megaflash’ from Texas to Missouri confirmed as world’s longest lightning bolt

The World Meteorological Organization says a lightning bolt that was visible for some 515 miles from eastern Texas through Missouri in October 2017 is now considered to be the world’s longest.

Scientific American · 12h

515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record

A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization

Newsweek on MSN · 12h

Record-Breaking 515-Mile-Long Lightning Strike Captured Over the US

"This new record clearly demonstrates the incredible power of the natural environment," professor Randall Cerveny said.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5h

515-Mile-Long 'Megaflash' of Lightning Sets a New World Record, Spanning Eastern Texas to West-Central Missouri

In October 2017, lightning flashed across the sky in America’s heartland. But this wasn’t your average storm. The single, ...

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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 ...

12hon MSN

Weather-tracking advances are revealing astonishing extremes of lightning

It was a single lightning flash that streaked across the Great Plains for 515 miles, from eastern Texas nearly all the way to ...

AI Boosts Early Meteorology Warnings for All

The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have co-sponsored a meteorological ...

Nation shares early warning weather system with world

In recent years, the administration has jointly developed cloud-based early warning systems with the meteorological ...

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