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What is the longest lightning bolt?

Posted on June 29, 2020 by WeatherGuys Editor

The World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, investigates and certifies meteorological records.

On Friday, a WMO committee of experts confirmed a new world record for the longest single lightning flash. The single flash occurred on Oct. 31, 2018 and covered a horizontal distance of 440.6 miles, plus or minus 5 miles, across parts of southern Brazil. Continue reading →

Category: Meteorology, Phenomena, Severe Weather

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