EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation’s first in 12 years

Meteorologists say a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the ...

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 ...

North Dakota EF5 upgrade reignites debate over tornado classifications

After 12 years, the U.S. has its first EF5 tornado. Meteorologist Andrew Stutzke breaks down why this could mean other ...
Boston Herald

Tornado hits Holden as T-storms sweep across Massachusetts

The National Weather Service kept the alerts churning as a line of severe thunderstorms swept across Massachusetts Saturday with an EF1 tornado confirmed in Holden. First came the T-storm updates, ...
WSLS 10

Blacksburg NWS confirms EF1 tornado in Halifax County on Thursday

National Weather Service Logo. (Copyright 2025 by NWS - All rights reserved.) HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. – The National Weather Service in Blacksburg confirmed that an EF1 ...
Las Vegas Sun

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, and was the first on American soil in 12 years.
WWLP-22News

EF1 tornadoes confirmed in Holden, Paxton by NWS

HOLYOKE, Mass (WWLP) – The National Weather Service confirmed two EF1 tornadoes touched down in Worcester County on Saturday, specifically in Holden and Paxton. The process of determining tornadic ...
Yahoo

Two tornadoes touched down in Central Mass. during Saturday’s intense thunderstorms

Two tornados touched down just north of Worcester during Saturday’s severe thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. Storm survey meteorologists determined that a brief EF1 tornado ...
WSET

EF1 tornado touched down in Halifax County during Thursday storms, NWS confirms

HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — After severe storm cells ripped across the ABC13 viewing area on Thursday, the National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Halifax County. ABC13 ...
The Boston Globe

NWS says five tornadoes touched down in the Worcester area and Stow over the weekend

The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that five EF1 tornadoes touched down in Central and Eastern Massachusetts as a cluster of intense thunderstorms swept through New England Saturday ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Timeline: 5 tornadoes leave trail of destruction across Mass.

TWO. WELL, WE HAVE NOW CONFIRMED FIVE TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE DON’T SEE ALL THAT OFTEN AROUND HERE. IN FACT, THE LAST TIME WE HAD THAT MANY TORNADOES ...
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NWS: EF1 tornado touched down in Halifax County Thursday

HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- The National Weather Service’s survey team out of Blacksburg indicated that an EF1 tornado touched down in Halifax County on Thursday. According to NWS, the tornado was on ...