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CNN on MSN · 3d

‘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 · 2d

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.

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.

ZME Science on MSN29m

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 ...

The Weather Channel on MSN3d

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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