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 ...

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 ...

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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Damage surveys released late Wednesday night reveal more details about the two tornadoes that struck East Texas on Tuesday afternoon. Just northeast of Lindale, an EF1 tornado with wind speeds of up ...

The tornado season has gone for a long and fairly quiet run, but someone has finally asked about the rating scale for tornado intensity. That is often referred to as the F scale. The F comes from a ...

LINDALE — The National Weather Service on Wednesday confirmed an EF1 tornado caused damage in Lindale. The storm system had winds of up to 100 mph, the NWS said. Smith County Emergency Management ...