AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 12-year “drought” of EF5 tornadoes has ended, after the National Weather Service upgraded a tornado in North Dakota to EF5 status. The tornado touched down near Enderlin, North ...

The deadly tornado that ripped through rural Enderlin, North Dakota, in June has been upgraded from EF4 to an EF5, making it the strongest tornado and first EF5 in the United States in more than a ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — More than 20 tornadoes occurred across North Dakota during the severe weather outbreak and derecho event on June 20, earlier this year. One of these tornadoes has made history ...

For the first time in 12 years, the United States has recorded an EF5 tornado, the most powerful type of twister on the Enhanced Fujita wind and damage scale, the National Weather Service confirmed ...

A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph, the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on ...

During the month of May, the United States saw 288 preliminary reports of tornadoes, above the May average of 276 tornadoes. None of these storms were rated as stronger than an EF2, marking the first ...

Tornadoes rated EF5 are inconceivable. They raze the Earth with winds exceeding 200 mph, sweeping foundations bare and peeling the bark off trees. Some pry pavement off roadways, scouring into the ...

Severe thunderstorm and even tornado outbreaks can happen in December, even as most thoughts are about snow and cold. On Dec. 18, 1957, 68 years ago today, an outbreak of strong tornadoes tore through ...

“They call F5 tornadoes the ‘finger of God.’ Few have stared one in the face and survived,” said the late Bill Paxton’s character in the movie “Twister.” The “finger of God” nickname originated after ...