NOAK49 PAFG 110400 CCA PNSAFG AKZ222-111600- Public Information Statement...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 800 PM AKDT Sat Aug 10 2019 ...Lightning Detected within 300 Miles of North Pole Today... A number of lightning strikes were recorded between 4pm and 6pm today within 300 miles of the North Pole. The lightning strikes occurred near 85 degrees north, 120 degrees east, which is about 700 miles north of the Lena River Delta of Siberia. This lightning was detected by the GLD lightning detection network which is used by the National Weather Service. This is one of the furthest north lightning strikes in Alaska Forecaster memory. $$ JB