"This new record clearly demonstrates the incredible power of the natural environment," professor Randall Cerveny said.

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A lightning flash tore across the sky above the Great Plains, stretching across a staggering 515 miles (829 kilometers) from ...

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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A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ...

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

A lightning bolt stretching 515 miles (829 km) from eastern Texas to near Kansas City has set a terrifying new record as the ...

Dozens of new wildfires have been sparked in British Columbia, in a surge associated with this week's high temperatures and ...

The 515-mile bolt stretched from East Texas to near Kansas City, Mo., a roughly eight-hour distance by car, according to the ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...