It might seem strange to talk about tornadoes just as the coolest air of the season so far arrives, but a powerful tornado has grabbed headlines this week. A twister that touched down in June was ...

While EF-5 tornadoes are rare, most wouldn't have expected the United States to go more than a decade without experiencing a twister of that magnitude. But that's exactly what happened. Originally ...

NORTH DAKOTA (KCAU) — The EF-5 “drought” has officially ended, with the first EF-5 tornado being confirmed by NWS Grand Forks. The tornado that occurred on June 20, 2025, was the first tornado to hit ...

A tornado on June 20, 2025, near Enderlin, North Dakota, has been upgraded to an EF-5 tornado as of October 6. This is the first EF-5 tornado since the May 20, 2013 EF-5 in Moore, Oklahoma, 12 years ...

A tornado that killed three people in Enderlin, North Dakota, has been upgraded to an EF5 tornado. This is the first EF5 tornado in the United States in about 12 years. The tornado flipped rail cars, ...

ENDERLIN, N.D. — The June 20 tornado that tore through southern Cass and Ransom counties near Enderlin, North Dakota, has officially been upgraded to an EF-5 — the most violent category on the ...

Tornado ratings come from damage assessments done by National Weather Service (NWS) survey teams. They analyze structural damage, tree damage, and other indicators to estimate wind speeds. In the case ...

Just after 11 PM on June 20, 2025, a violent tornado touched down near Enderlin, ND. It was initially given an EF-3 rating. However, extensive reviews of the damage have led the National Weather ...

ENDERLIN, N.D. (AP) - A deadly tornado that tore across North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds over 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first on ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) —For more than a decade, the U.S. had gone with out an EF-5 tornado, a drought in a category that sees the most intense wind speeds and damage. That streak has come to an end when ...

ENDERLIN, N.D. (WISH) — The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has upgraded the June 20, 2025, Enderlin, North Dakota, tornado to an EF-5 rating, with winds over 210 mph. On the enhanced Fujita ...