Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Talk about a bolt from the blue. Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – ...

"Thunder is impressive," Mark Twain wrote, "but it is lightning that does the work." Anyone who's watched a lightning storm will understand what he meant: Lightning is one of nature's most ...

A lightning bolt stretching 515 miles (829 km) from eastern Texas to near Kansas City has set a terrifying new record as the longest single lightning flash ever recorded. There are only two places on ...

A jaw-dropping 515-mile lightning bolt lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas City, smashing previous records and reshaping our understanding of extreme weather. Thanks to advanced satellite tech, ...

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The National Lightning Detection Network counted all of the lightning flashes and strikes across our Michigan sky last Thursday and Friday. You won’t believe how many lightning events we had in just ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan counties had much more lightning in 2025 than an average year here in Michigan.