Scientists have just confirmed the longest lightning flash ever recorded: a 515-mile megaflash stretching from Texas all the way to Kansas City. That’s nearly the distance from Berlin to Paris… lit up in a single electrifying strike!

Thanks to high-tech satellites, we're now uncovering how these monster bolts, also called megaflashes, can emerge from massive storms and strike even when the skies above you seem calm. A reminder: lightning can hit far beyond the storm.

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