Bull Am Meteorol Soc June 2017 PMID 28111477

WMO World Record Lightning Extremes: Longest Reported Flash Distance and Longest Reported Flash Duration.

Timothy J Lang, Stéphane Pédeboy, William Rison, Randall S Cerveny, Joan Montanyà, Serge Chauzy, Donald R MacGorman, Ronald L Holle, Eldo E Ávila, Yijun Zhang, Gregory Carbin, Edward R Mansell, Yuriy Kuleshov, Thomas C Peterson, Manola Brunet

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The WMO World Meteorological Organization has identified the record for the longest lightning flash distance as 321 km (1995 miles) over Oklahoma in 2007, and the longest duration as 774 seconds over southern France in 2012.
The committee recommends changing the definition of a lightning discharge to remove the "within one second" limit, emphasizing continuous electrical activity.
These records highlight advances in lightning detection technology and underscore the ongoing dangers of lightning.]

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