Image from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite of the thunderstorm complex that produced the megaflash lightning bolt on October 22, ...

A lightning​ flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 is recognized as being ...

Discover the world's largest lightning flash, its record-breaking journey, and the importance of lightning safety. Stay ...

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

Well, it's official. The single megaflash lighting bolt of 2017 was certified as the world’s longest flash on record. The ...

A 515-mile-long lightning strike that traveled from Texas to Missouri has been confirmed as the new world record.

Using archival satellite data, researchers just officially confirmed the length of this enormous bolt of lightning that ...

Though it struck over the U.S. years ago, experts have only recently determined that a lightning bolt that a lightning flash ...

A jaw-dropping 515-mile lightning bolt lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas City, smashing previous records and reshaping our understanding of extreme weather. Thanks to advanced satellite tech, ...

Unlike the classic forked bolts that crash to Earth in a matter of milliseconds, megaflashes slither horizontally through ...

A stroke of lighting that lasted more than 7 seconds and flashed across 829 kilometres is officially the longest ever ...

In October 2017, a thunderstorm in the United States produced lightning that extended across several states. Now, researchers ...