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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 eastern Texas to Kansas City. That “megaflash” shattered the previous record for longest lightning flash of 477 miles (768 kilometers), set in 2023.
Image from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite of the thunderstorm complex that produced the megaflash lightning bolt on October 22, ...
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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 ...
In October 2017, a thunderstorm in the United States produced lightning that extended across several states. Now, researchers ...
Scientists recently discovered a record-breaking lightning strike. Back on October 22, 2017, a "megaflash" lightning strike stretched 515 miles across eastern Texas to Kansas City, Missouri. If you ...
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