Overview

• Retired FDNY fireman Kenny Gunther recorded the bolt on his iPhone from his Bayport bedroom after an earlier strike shook his house.
• Gunther sent the clip to the Islandwide Weather Facebook page, whose post has drawn more than 100,000 views and hundreds of comments.
• He estimated the lightning bolt stretched about 10 miles and noted that its full length extended beyond the video frame.
• National outlets including the New York Post and Hindustan Times relayed the dramatic footage and highlighted public astonishment.
• No meteorological agency has confirmed the bolt’s length, and reporting has focused on social-media reaction rather than scientific analysis.