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The Cool Down on MSN · 5h

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.

NBC News on MSN · 4d

A shocking record: Lightning bolt stretched 515 miles, crossed three states

The 2017 “megaflash” stretched from eastern Texas to near Kansas City — a distance that would take at least eight hours by car or 90 minutes by commercial plane, according to the World Meteorological Organization. In comparison, the average bolt of lightning usually measures less than 10 miles, according to the National Weather Service.

USA TODAY on MSN · 5d

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.

2don MSN

515-Mile Lightning Bolt, as Big as 7,553 Football Fields, Breaks World Record

The massive lightning bolt — stretching 515 miles — struck on Oct. 22, 2017, and extended from eastern Texas to Kansas City ...

Beaumont Enterprise on MSN17h

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 ...

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