CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed a new world record for the longest lightning flash, across the U.S. Great Plains during an October 2017 thunderstorm.
A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 500 miles across three states is the new record holder for longest flash. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Monday announced that a single bolt ...
Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the U.S. Not last year.
In Britain, lightning causes an average of two deaths a year; in South Africa, it can be well over 200. Near Pretoria over ...
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Ngoma Deaths Spotlight Hidden Lightning Risks in Low-Lying Areas
Lightning, often associated with hills and mountainous terrain, is not confined to high ground and can strike anywhere under the right atmospheric conditions, sometimes with deadly consequences, ...
After four years bouncing between Florida and Texas, America’s lightning capital shifted north in 2025, as a small Oklahoma community overtook longtime lightning hot spots in the South. While Florida ...
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