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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.

Megaflash! Longest lightning bolt ever sets new record at 829 km in span

Scientists have announced that a 2017 lightning bolt has set the record for the longest lightning flash in recorded history.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

World record longest lightning flash discovered – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt that blasted across central U.S. skies from Dallas to Kansas City in October 2017. In East Coast terms, that's equivalent to the distance from New York City to Charlotte, N.C.

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World's longest lightning flash confirmed as new record

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

The News International2d

US storm produces Earth’s longest lightning flash ever

Just days after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, the 6th largest in recorded history, shook Russia, another powerful natural ...

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