New records set for longest lightning strikes, both in length and duration. Doyle Rice. USA TODAY. The new record for longest lightning strike is now 477 miles, set on April 29, 2020.

A lightning strike that lit up the sky across three US states has been confirmed as the longest on record, with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) today certifying the 768-km (477-mile ...

On April 29, 2020, a sprawling mass of strong to severe thunderstorms produced a 477.2-mile-long lightning strike over the southern United States.

In addition to the longest flash in terms of distance, a world record for longest lightning strike in terms of time was also announced: A single flash lasted 16.73 seconds over northern Argentina ...

The longest reported duration of a continual lightning strike was in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southern France in 2012, when a storm saw a single strike last for 7.74 seconds.

The greatest duration for a single lightning flash of 17.102 ± 0.002 seconds developed continuously through a thunderstorm over Uruguay and northern Argentina on June 18, 2020.

The record longest lightning strike was 477 miles, but this was cloud to cloud through a long line of thunderstorms. Lightning fatalities occur most commonly when people are standing under a tree ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The World Meteorological Organization confirmed Friday that the world’s longest lightning strike has been established. It happened in 2018 in Brazil. The new record for ...

According to the U.K. Met Office, lightning strikes the planet up to 1.4 billion times a year, ... At the time, it was recognised as the longest lightning flash ever recorded.

The previous record for the longest traveled lightning strike was 199.5 miles. This event took place in Oklahoma in June, 2007. The previous longest lasting strike took place in August 2012 in ...