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A colossal 'megaflash' stretching 829 kilometers across the sky above the United States on October 22, 2017, has been ...
The massive lightning flash spanned from Texas to near Kansas City, surpassing the previous record of 477 miles set in 2020.
Lightning struck and set a world record. The flash occurred in 2017 and spanned from eastern Texas to near west-central ...
A lightning​ flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 is recognized as being ...
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World’s Longest Lightning Strike Discovered
The record for the world’s longest lightning flash has just been broken. Thanks to the Georgia Tech Research Institute, data ...
The record-setting lightning megaflash occurred on October 22, 2017, stretching approximately 829 kilometers, or 515 miles, ...
Lightning is one of the top storm-related killers in the United States, according to the National Lightning Safety Council. Here's how to stay safe.
The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed a new world record for the longest lightning flash, which struck from ...
On a stormy pre-dawn morning in late 2017, a lightning bolt near Dallas unzipped the sky, racing northeast through the clouds of a massive storm system to set a record for the longest distance ...
An intense thunderstorm had first responders scrambling Friday afternoon, with two house fires possibly caused by lightning.
Lightning, hail, and torrential rain swept through Great Falls Thursday night, as a powerful thunderstorm brought flash flooding and rapid response from emergency crews. Among the hardest-hit areas ...
Another wave of storms will develop during the afternoon. There is a risk of flash flooding again, especially for central ...