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- And then this guy, a red cardinal, came in. "Ooh, I'm drenched!", he said. "I'll just dry my hair and be off". - Mr. Bobson, then manager, sat him and turned on the blower. Mr. Bobson was a beaver with very bushy eyebrows and moustache. He sat the client in a chair of a big hairblower, which they always have in barbershops. - And that very moment a megaflash lightning from passing clouds struck our building - The lightning in question completely ignored a bronze statue, radiomast and a large tree, just to hit right in the middle of perfectly flat roof of the barbershop. - and bolt came right through the device! It whirred and roared, setting everything on fire! Poor Mr. Bobson shockingly observed how lightning strikes everything around, setting shop on fire, while the unfortunate client got electrocuted, trapped in this terrible contraption.
October 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Did you know that megaflashes are real? It happens when a lightning starts to form, while storm is moving away but is strong enough to keep leaders forming. The longest known lightning bolt spanned ~829 kilometers from Texas to Missouri.
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A small barbershop is still open at the evening during a heavy rain. There are no clients, because most people stay put in such weather. Otter Otto, one of the employees, is sitting behind the counter, reading newspaper. His colleague Iguana Iggy is cleaning the floor and got distracted looking at the window. - My, what a downpour! - he finally said. - Better than heat, I guess... - I think we can call it a day, I doubt anybody will go out in such weather, - He continued, walking to the door. Hearing this the shop's manager, old muskrat named Max, got an idea. - Yo, man, check this out! - He whispered to Otto. - Speaking of heat, have you heard the story of Matchstick Head? - He asked Iggy, who was just reaching for "Open" sign. Iggy instantly forgot what he was doing. - No, what about it? - It all happened when I started working here. It was a normal day, rain just passed, and some clients got here to fix their hair. As Max says that, we are transported to the good ole days, when Max is young and has a spectacular moustache. A barber rat is fixing hair of a client, while Max cleans up. It's sunny and idyllic outside.
October 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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515-mile "megaflash" lightning sets terrifying new world record
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...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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8-2-25
BREAKING NEWS
'Megaflash' lightning bolt traveled over 500 miles, setting a new record
The World Meteorological Organization announced that a new record was set for the longest lightning strike.
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August 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Lightning Strike Sets New Record for Longest Ever Measured

515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological…
Lightning Strike Sets New Record for Longest Ever Measured
515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization By Emma R. Hasson edited by Andrea Thompson Utah-based Photographer Ryan Houston Guinness World Records may be the go-to organization for measuring the extent of (sometimes dubious) human achievement, but for natural phenomena, the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO’s) Committee on Weather and Climate Extremes sets the bar. Recently the committee certified a new record: the longest lightning strike ever measured.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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A 500 mile long lightning bolt that traveled from East Texas to near Kansas City confirmed #weather
515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record
A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization
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July 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record. Via @scientific_american #meteorology
515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record
A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization
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August 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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An enormous, 515-mile-long flash of lightning that crossed at least three states has been named the longest in recorded history in the world.

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An enormous, 515-mile-long flash of lightning that crossed at least three states has been named the longest in recorded history in the world. The 2017 “megaflash” stretched from eastern Texas to near Kansas City — a distance that would take at least eight hours by car or 90 minutes by commercial plane, according to the World Meteorological Organization. In comparison, the average bolt of lightning usually measures less than 10 miles, according to the National Weather Service. The WMO, an agency within the United Nations, announced Thursday that it certified the megaflash as the longest lightning flash on record. It struck Oct. 22, 2017, during a severe storm that hit much of the Great Plains. A megaflash is a giant bolt of lightning that travels huge distances from its origin point, said Randall Cerveny, a professor of geographical sciences at Arizona State University and a member of the WMO committee that confirmed the new record.
July 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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'Megaflash' lightning bolt traveled over 500 miles, setting a new record
The World Meteorological Organization announced that a new record was set for the longest lightning strike.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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515-Mile-Long #lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record

A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World #meteorological Organization

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July 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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‘Megaflash' lightning bolt traveled over 500 miles, setting a new record, study says (CNN)
Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel - in one case, more than 500 miles. That asto...
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July 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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A new world #record for the longest distance #lightning flash was declared on Thursday -- a megaflash that stretched for 829 kilometres (515 miles) across the United States. #WMO #US
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Lightning megaflash of 829 kilometres sets new world record • Muser Press
A new world record for the longest distance lightning megaflash was declared on Thursday -- a flash that stretched for 829 kilometres across the United States.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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515-mile “megaflash” lightning sets terrifying new world record
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 the entire planet where this kind of “megaflash” is likely to occur.
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August 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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New world record! Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

The "megaflash" occurred in 2017 and stretched from Texas to Missouri.It's 2017, and a thunderstorm shoots off a lightning bolt. What's so special about that, you ask? Well, the bolt is an astonishing 515 miles
July 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record
A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization
www.scientificamerican.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Wow! www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
A shocking record: Lightning bolt stretched 515 miles, crossed three states
The 2017 “megaflash” was more than 50 times the length of the average bolt.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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No, it's fine.
Everything is fine...

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Enormous lightning 'megaflash' sets world record after spanning across five US states
A single lightning "megaflash" traveled more than 515 miles across the United States, the longest ever measured, according to scientists.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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New world record longest lightning strike just dropped! 🧪

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515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World Record
A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ever measured, according to the World Meteorological Organization
www.scientificamerican.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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February 26, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Wow!

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515-mile ‘megaflash’ from Texas to Missouri confirmed as world’s longest lightning bolt
The World Meteorological Organization says a lightning bolt that was visible for some 515 miles from eastern Texas through Missouri in October 2017 is now considered to be the world’s longest.
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August 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM