A 12-year "drought" of EF5 tornadoes has ended, after the National Weather Service upgraded a tornado in North Dakota to EF5 status.

The National Weather Service said the EF5 twister in North Dakota packed winds stronger than 200 mph, underscoring risks that ...

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.

MADISON, Wis. - The last EF-5 tornado that touched down in the United States hit Moore, Oklahoma, in May of 2013. However, meteorologists at the National Weather Service Grand Forks have determined, ...

ENDERLIN, N.D. — A tornado that killed three people this summer in southeast North Dakota has been reclassified EF5, the most damaging level for a twister. The June 20 tornado that destroyed at least ...

Friday, May 31, 1985, was a spring day like any other. Trees and flowers were in full bloom, Memorial Day weekend was in the rearview mirror, and most residents of Pennsylvania, Ohio and southern ...

The National Weather Service just confirmed an EF5 tornado near Enderlin, N.D., on June 20, 2025, the first EF5 since Moore, Okla., was hit in 2013. The Enderlin tornado had estimated winds up to 210 ...

We've discussed May's deserved reputation for both violent tornadoes and large outbreaks. In Texas, two of its worst tornadoes of all time happened in the middle of May, each in one of the state's ...