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    A pair of monster lightning strikes have shattered records for distance and duration

    One record-breaking flash covered a horizontal distance of about 477 miles; another lasted about 17 seconds.
    by Rina Torchinsky Feb 01, 2022 1 minute
    A lightning bolt strikes in Uruguay during a thunderstorm in Montevideo early on November 16, 2021. In 2020, South America experienced a lightning flash for a record-breaking duration.

    A pair of megaflashes of lightning over North and South America have set new records for flash distance and duration, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

    Both flashes occurred.

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