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A June tornado turned out to be a rare EF5. Why that’s surprising — and important

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 ...
WGAL

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, the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on ...
Las Vegas Sun

EF5 tornadoes — the most powerful classification — rarely occur

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT.
inforum

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 damaging level for a twister. The June 20 tornado that destroyed at least ...