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Topic: Lightning

Lightning

NOAA Satellites help certify world's longest lightning bolt

August 4, 2025

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Lightning

Bolts of lightning light up a darkened sky over a road with small buildings.

Predicting lightning before it strikes: NOAA's Lightning Cast

June 30, 2025

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Bolts of lightning light up a darkened sky over a road with small buildings.

Image showing the Mosquito Wildfire burning in California as seen from NOAA’s GOES-18 satellite on September 13, 2022.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $250K to develop powerful artificial intelligence tool to assist wildland firefighting through Investing in America agenda

May 30, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

geostationary satellite (GOES)

Image showing the Mosquito Wildfire burning in California as seen from NOAA’s GOES-18 satellite on September 13, 2022.

Photos of the front of the Owlie Skywarn card, showing Owlie the owl with his wings around three children with the words, "SKYWARN Tips for TORNADO SAFETY."

Friday Find: Owlie Skywarn cards

April 12, 2024

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Photos of the front of the Owlie Skywarn card, showing Owlie the owl with his wings around three children with the words, "SKYWARN Tips for TORNADO SAFETY."

Lightning strikes over El Paso, Texas.

8 tools you can use to stay lightning safe this summer

July 6, 2023

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Lightning strikes over El Paso, Texas.

Lightning in North Dakota: July 5, 2014.

Lightning detection: From ground to sky

June 20, 2023

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Heritage stories

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Lightning in North Dakota: July 5, 2014.

August, 8, 2014: Lightning near Tucson, Arizona.

New lightning tool tells a striking story

October 3, 2022

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August, 8, 2014: Lightning near Tucson, Arizona.

Lightning as seen from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper on NOAA's GOES-16 satellite from April 29, 2020. One of the lightning flashes within this thunderstorm complex was found by the World Meteorological Organization to be the longest flash on record that covered a horizontal distance of 477 miles.

World's longest lightning flash on record captured by NOAA satellites

February 1, 2022

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Lightning as seen from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper on NOAA's GOES-16 satellite from April 29, 2020. One of the lightning flashes within this thunderstorm complex was found by the World Meteorological Organization to be the longest flash on record that covered a horizontal distance of 477 miles.

Closed umbrellas on a beach with a storm approaching

4 safety tips for summer weather hazards

June 29, 2021

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Closed umbrellas on a beach with a storm approaching

Lightning strikes Citibank Ballpark in Midland, Texas.

5 striking facts versus myths about lightning you should know

August 19, 2020

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Lightning strikes Citibank Ballpark in Midland, Texas.

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