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Lightning Strike Sets New Record for Longest Ever Measured
Guinness World Records may be the go-to organization for measuring the extent of (sometimes dubious) human achievement, but for natural phenomena, the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO’s) Committee on Weather and Climate Extremes sets the bar.
Astonishing ‘Megaflash’ Sets World Record for Longest Lightning Strike
A lightning flash tore across the sky above the Great Plains, stretching across a staggering 515 miles (829 kilometers) from eastern Texas to Kansas City. That “megaflash” shattered the previous record for longest lightning flash of 477 miles (768 kilometers), set in 2023.
On Wednesday and Thursday, in only a 24-hour period, the Northstate was hit by 3,535 lightning strikes which then started 23 ...
Some lightning strikes are much more powerful than others and can often be the culprit behind some of Colorado's wildfires.
Thunderstorms brought isolated downpours, power outages and hundreds of lightning strikes on Wednesday evening, some of which sparked brush and house fires, and more storms are on the way, according ...
Severe storms in Acadiana led to a lightning strike that destroyed a church in St. Mary Parish. The historic St. John the ...
A structure fire at a Moses Lake cold storage warehouse in the 3200 block of Road N Northeast on Thursday afternoon appears to have been caused by a lightning strike, according to a City of Moses Lake ...
A truck was struck by lightning during an intense thunderstorm in Texas last week, and the entire thing was caught on video.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Georgia Military College in Augusta will reopen after repairs from a lightning strike earlier this ...
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Firefighters say, while not certain, lightning may be the cause of a house fire late Thursday night in Pitt County. The call came in around 10:30 p.m. to 1661 Tull Road, ...
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