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Beaumont Enterprise on MSN · 2h

Texas lightning bolt sets world record for longest flash at 515 miles

Well, it's official. The single megaflash lighting bolt of 2017 was certified as the world’s longest flash on record. The lighting occurred on October 22, 2017, and the horizontal distance stretched 515 miles from east Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

CBS News on MSN · 3d

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.

New Scientist on MSN · 4d

Longest lightning ‘mega-flash’ sets a shocking new record

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

ZME Science on MSN8h

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 ...

ASU professor helps measure longest lightning flash in new certified record

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

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Flash news: ASU scientist confirms electrifying record for long-distance lightning

A lightning flash that is longer than 60 miles is considered a megaflash. Researchers first discovered them using new ...

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Heat wave continues Wednesday before storms, flash flooding and cooler air arrive later this week

Record-setting temperatures are possible once again Wednesday in the Philadelphia area before storms on Thursday.

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