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515-Mile Lightning Bolt

CBS News on MSN · 2d

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.

People on MSN · 22h

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 in Missouri. PEOPLE calculated that it was roughly as long as 7,553 football fields. Compared to the new 515-mile world record, the average lightning bolt size is 10 to 12 miles, according to the National Weather Service.

Earth.com · 7h

Lightning bolt stretching hundreds of miles breaks world record

Scientists using satellite data discovered a record-breaking lightning bolt that stretched 515 miles from Texas to Kansas City in 2017.

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A massive lightning ‘megaflash’ set a world record — it stretched for a whopping 515 miles

A single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...

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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 ...

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