Meteorologists said this week that a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years.

The most rare and extreme form of tornado struck eastern North Dakota in June, but experts just determined how strong it really was.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 12-year “drought” of EF5 tornadoes has ended, after the National Weather Service upgraded a tornado in North Dakota to EF5 status. The tornado touched down near Enderlin, North ...

GRAND FORKS, ND. (KATU) — A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of ...

After over 12 years, the EF5 tornado drought in the U.S. has come to an end. A tornado that struck Enderlin, North Dakota, in June was just upgraded to an EF5. Find the details here.

On June 20th, 2025, a mile wide tornado touched down at 11:02 pm near the small town of Enderlin, North Dakota. The nighttime wedge wreaked havoc on the North Dakota countryside for 19 minutes before ...

ENDERLIN, N.D. (FOX 9) - A deadly tornado in Enderlin, North Dakota, on June 20 has been upgraded to an EF5, marking the first EF5 tornado in the United States in 12 years.

A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph, the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on ...

NORTH DAKOTA Deadly tornado classified EF5 A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been ...

The last recorded EF5 tornado was on May 20, 2013, in a town outside Oklahoma City, killing 24 people and injuring more than 200 others. That tornado tore through hundreds of homes, a school, hospital ...