A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization
Spanned 515 miles, spawned at least 116 air-to-ground strikes during its duration, and lasted about 7 seconds total. The article also mentions the record for longest known lightning arc was 17 seconds!
Spanned 515 miles, spawned at least 116 air-to-ground strikes during its duration, and lasted about 7 seconds total. The article also mentions the record for longest known lightning arc was 17 seconds!
Wow. That would have been really cool to see from space. Either of them.
On the ground it probably wasn’t that different.
I saw a lightning storm like this in the American Midwest once. It was very dramatic and awe-inspiring.
I live on the Great Plains, you’re right, storms can be impressive as hell. I’ve seen more than one tornado, too.
I meant the giant lightning strike slowly propagating over a whole squall line. I don’t think you could see that except from space.
Oh, the whole 500 mile long thing. Yes, it must’ve been amazing in person, but not sure how much would be visible.