NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A mega-flash of lightning has shocked Meteorologist across the globe.

The mega-flash extended 515 miles from just outside of Dallas all the way to near Kansas City and included over 100 cloud to ground lightning strikes.

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This flash of lightning actually occurred in October of 2017 but was just confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization after reviewing data from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite.

The previous record was for a flash that extended 477 miles from parts of Texas to the coast of Mississippi was set back in 2020.

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