Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seven seconds. That’s how long it took a single lightning flash to streak across the sky from east Texas nearly to Kansas City, ...

A nationwide lightning report shows Texas ranked No. 1 in total flashes and thunderstorm hours last year. Here's where lightning struck the most.

Seven seconds. That’s how long it took a single lightning flash to streak across the sky from east Texas nearly to Kansas City, Missouri, — a 515-mile journey that has set a new world record for the ...

In the middle of a huge midwest storm, a flash of lightning stretched 515 miles from east Texas to Kansas City, Mo., setting a new record. The flash occurred in October 2017, but scientists didn't ...