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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 ...

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 ...
Yahoo

Twin twisters, tiny F5s: some of the oddest tornadoes on record

Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

First EF5 tornado in 12 years confirmed in North Dakota - a possible warning for Texas

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

First EF5 tornado to strike the US in over a decade just confirmed by experts

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

On This Date: Violent F5 Tornado With A Strange Path Devastates Jarrell, Texas

Tornadoes with the most destructive F5/EF5 rating are a rare beast, but nearly 30 years ago, one such tornado put on a second rare display because of its strange movement. A small, rope tornado ...
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.