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Pittsburgh meteorologist explains Enhanced Fujita scale for tornadoes

Some big news came out in the meteorological community on Monday regarding a powerful tornado that occurred in eastern North Dakota on June 20, 2025. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks ...

National Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado touched down in west Georgia during Saturday's storms

A National Weather Service survey crew has confirmed a tornado with wind speeds of near 95 mph touched down in Carroll County ...
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A tornado hit Los Angeles on Christmas Day, Weather Service confirms

Officials with the National Weather Service confirmed that a brief tornado touched down in Boyle Heights on Christmas morning. The tornado, which was rated EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, was 0.3 ...
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Ending the ‘EF-5 drought,’ first EF-5 tornado confirmed in over a decade

Earlier this week, the National Weather Service released an updated damage survey for a tornado that struck North Dakota back in June. On June 20, a large, destructive tornado hit the town of Enderlin ...
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EF-5 tornado drought comes to an end after June North Dakota tornado gets an upgrade

ENDERLIN, N.D. — The June 20 tornado that tore through southern Cass and Ransom counties near Enderlin, North Dakota, has officially been upgraded to an EF-5 — the most violent category on the ...
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First Alert Weather In-Depth: June tornado near Enderlin, N.D. upgraded to EF-5

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A recent reanalysis shows a powerful tornado, which struck in June near Enderlin, North Dakota, has officially been upgraded to an EF-5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. This is the ...
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North Dakota Tornado Upgraded To EF5, Ending Over Decade-Long Drought

The more than decade-long EF5 tornado drought has come to an end. A tornado that struck Enderlin, North Dakota, on June 20 has been upgraded to an EF5, according to the National Weather Service in ...
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EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation’s first in 12 years

A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first ...
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How new research led to North Dakota tornado's EF5 upgrade

A tornado hit Enderlin, North Dakota, with winds reaching at least 210 mph. The tornado has been classified as an EF5, the first since 2013, due to new research. The National Weather Service may ...
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What is the weakest wind speed for a tornado?

LEWIS COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tornadoes can be extremely destructive and dangerous with winds reaching in excess of 200 miles per hour. However, have you ever wondered what the weakest tornado is? The ...

A tornado touched down in Oklahoma — in January. Here’s why that’s so rare.

There had only previously been 30 January tornadoes total confirmed in Oklahoma since 1950, coming to an average of just 0.4 ...