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‘Megaflash’: Longest lightning flash ever recorded struck from East Texas to Kansas City

The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed a new world record for the longest lightning flash, which struck from East Texas to Kansas City, spanning 515 miles and occurring during a severe thunderstorm complex on Oct.

CBS News on MSN · 8h

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.

PennLive on MSN · 59m

Lightning ‘megaflash’ spanning 515 miles sets new world record, forecasters say

The massive lightning flash spanned from Texas to near Kansas City, surpassing the previous record of 477 miles set in 2020.

Science Daily11h

515-mile lightning flash caught from space

A jaw-dropping 515-mile lightning bolt lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas City, smashing previous records and reshaping ...

The Weather Channel on MSN1d

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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