A tornado on June 20, 2025, near Enderlin, North Dakota, has been upgraded to an EF-5 tornado as of October 6. This is the first EF-5 tornado since the May 20, 2013 EF-5 in Moore, Oklahoma, 12 years ...

Roberta Lucio, who lost her husband in the June EF-5 tornado, was reunited over the weekend with Raindrop, a cat she rescued more than 12 years ago. "He remembers me," Lucio said. Roberta Lucio holds ...

The deadliest category of tornado has reappeared in the United States after more than a decade, as the Enderlin tornado has officially been upgraded to EF-5 status, the highest possible rating on the ...

Tornado ratings come from damage assessments done by National Weather Service (NWS) survey teams. They analyze structural damage, tree damage, and other indicators to estimate wind speeds. In the case ...

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm, the third of the 2025 Atlantic season. This "rapid intensification," where storms quickly strengthen, is becoming more common due to ...

For the first time in over a decade, NWS confirmed on Monday that the U.S. has seen an EF-5 tornado. After 12 years, the streak is officially broken. Tornado ratings come from damage assessments done ...