"This new record clearly demonstrates the incredible power of the natural environment," professor Randall Cerveny said.

The GOES satellites are a major part of the puzzle, since they continuously monitor the sky. They also identified the longest ...

Scientists have just confirmed an October 2017 ‘megaflash’ set a new world record for the longest lightning streak ever ...

A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ...

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

The Tongue River Fire Department responded to a reported lightning strike near a residence at 294 Brook Street in Ranchester ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

On Thursday at 1:49 p.m. the National Weather Service released a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 2:30 p.m. for ...

A Wednesday lightning strike on the St. John Baptist Church in the Four Corners community in St. Mary Parish led to the ...

A 2017 lightning “megaflash” stretching from North Texas to Missouri was about 515 miles long, as confirmed by satellite and ...

A lightning bolt stretching 515 miles (829 km) from eastern Texas to near Kansas City has set a terrifying new record as the ...

Using archival satellite data, researchers just officially confirmed the length of this enormous bolt of lightning that ...