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 ...
Teacher captures the moment the EF-5 tornado hit Briarwood Elementary. May 23, 2013— -- Cellphone video recorded by an Oklahoma teacher at Briarwood Elementary School shows the exact moment an ...
A rare and devastating EF5 tornado that struck southeastern North Dakota in June has been officially confirmed by the National Weather Service (NWS) as the first of its kind in the United States in ...
Some might think the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale is basically the same as the original Fujita (F) Scale, but Big Country ...
WASHINGTON — An EF5 tornado struck North Dakota this year, the National Weather Service confirmed Monday, marking the first tornado of that strength in more than a decade on American soil. The ...
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 ...
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Grand Forks, ND has officially upgraded the June 20, 2025 Enderlin, North Dakota tornado to EF-5, with estimated peak winds exceeding 210 mph. This announcement ...
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, ...
The nation's longest "drought" for the most extreme type of tornado has come to an end, scientists from the National Weather Service announced. The tornado that ended the 12-year gap actually hit back ...
We haven't seen much severe weather recently in the U.S., but the country hasn't been nearly that fortunate in past Augusts. On Aug. 28, 1990, 35 years ago today, an F5 tornado raked through two ...