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515-Mile Lightning Bolt

CNN on MSN · 2d

‘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.

People on MSN · 5h

515-Mile Lightning Bolt, as Big as 7,553 Football Fields, Breaks World Record

The World Meteorological Organization reported that a megaflash has set a new world record for lightning discharge distance. The lightning bolt stretched 515 miles. The powerful bolt struck in 2017 and extended from eastern Texas to Kansas City in Missouri.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Lightning "megaflash" stretching 515 miles long is 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.

KETK Tyler on MSN1d

‘Megaflash’: Longest lightning flash ever recorded struck from East Texas to Kansas City

The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed a new world record for the longest lightning flash, which struck from ...

The Weather Channel on MSN2d

New World Record-Longest 'Megaflash' Lightning Confirmed. It Covered A Distance From East Texas To Near Kansas City

A megaflash is a lightning discharge of very long distance and/or duration that satellites can detect. A reanalysis of a ...

“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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