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Experts confirm new world record after 'megaflash' lightning strike stretches over 500 miles: 'Incredible power'
It was one for the record books, a lightning flash that reached from eastern Texas to Kansas City. It happened back on Oct. 22, 2017. The World Meteorological Organization has now confirmed the 515-mile-long "megaflash" is a new world record for the longest lightning discharge.
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Texas lightning bolt sets world record for longest flash at 515 milesWell, it's official. The single megaflash lighting bolt of 2017 was certified as the world’s longest flash on record. The ...
A jaw-dropping 515-mile lightning bolt lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas City, smashing previous records and reshaping ...
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The Longest Lightning Flash Ever Recorded Stretched 829 Kilometers From Texas to MissouriUnlike the classic forked bolts that crash to Earth in a matter of milliseconds, megaflashes slither horizontally through ...
A lightning flash that is longer than 60 miles is considered a megaflash. Researchers first discovered them using new ...
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