![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. (Image credit: NOAA) 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.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2022-02/PHOTO-Lightning%20as%20seen%20from%20the%20Geostationary%20Lightning%20Mapper%20on%20NOAA%27s%20GOES-16%20satellite%20-%20042920%20-%20NOAA.png?h=920929c4&itok=YF5GlxhR)
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. (Image credit: NOAA)