In April 2020, a massive lightning bolt stretched 477.2 miles across the sky over the states of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. According to the World Meteorological Organization, the megaflash, with a length equivalent to the distance between New York City and Columbus, Ohio, is the longest single flash ever recorded, breaking the previous world record set by Brazil in 2018 of 440.6 miles. It was confirmed in February 2022.

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