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EF5 tornadoes — the most powerful classification — rarely occur

Meteorologists said this week that a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, ...

A June tornado turned out to be a rare EF5. Why that’s surprising — and important

There hadn’t been an EF5 — the most intense on the five-point Enhanced Fujita Scale — anywhere on the planet for more than 12 years, dating back to an Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013. And then on ...
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Enderlin tornado that killed 3 people reclassified as EF5

ENDERLIN, N.D. — A tornado that killed three people this summer in southeast North Dakota has been reclassified EF5, the most ...

USA's record tornado 'drought' ends with 210 mph monster in Dakotas

The nation's longest "drought" between EF5 tornadoes has come to an end, scientists from the National Weather Service announced.

A look at the damage from the first EF-5 tornado in the U.S. since 2013

It’s been nearly four months since devastation hit Enderlin, North Dakota, with the biggest weather event of the summer.
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Deadly Enderlin tornado ranks as 1 of worst in US history

The Enderlin tornado on June 20 was classified as an EF-5 with estimated winds up to 266 mph, making it one of the strongest ...