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Dramatic footage captures wild moment lightning strikes electric pole before fireball is shot alongside AM commuters

Dramatic dashcam video caught the moment a bolt of lightning struck an electric pole in South Carolina, causing a transformer ...

‘Megaflash’ lightning bolt traveled over 500 miles, setting a new record, study says

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...
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Dramatic moment lightning bolt strikes moving car - sending sparks flying

This is the dramatic moment a moving car was struck - by a bolt of lightning. Video captured last week (August 5) in Beihai, ...

Lightning Strike Sets Off 'Shocking' Fireball, Causing Power Outages and Traffic Delays: Watch

The Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) in South Carolina shared a dashcam video showing the moment when a lightning bolt ...

Watch as lightning raises pillar of fire, then sparks an explosion along SC road

Nature staged a terrifying display of power in the South Carolina Lowcountry when lightning birthed a pillar of fire, dash ...

A record-breaking lightning bolt just ‘shocked’ meteorologists

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite detects around one million lightning flashes per day from its perch high above the Earth. It is the ...

World record longest lightning flash discovered – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt

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

Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.

‘He looks like a lightning bolt.’ Promising Patriots rookie opens eyes

Patriots rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson looks special and adds a dynamic presence to the team's offense ...