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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.
A lightning flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 is recognized as being ...
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515-Mile-Long 'Megaflash' of Lightning Sets a New World Record, Spanning Eastern Texas to West-Central MissouriIn October 2017, lightning flashed across the sky in America’s heartland. But this wasn’t your average storm. The single, ...
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have co-sponsored a meteorological ...
In recent years, the administration has jointly developed cloud-based early warning systems with the meteorological ...
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