EF5 vs. F5: Abilene meteorologists explain how tornado ratings evolved

Some might think the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale is basically the same as the original Fujita (F) Scale, but Big Country ...

USA's record tornado 'drought' ends with 210 mph monster in Dakotas

The nation's longest "drought" between EF5 tornadoes has come to an end, scientists from the National Weather Service ...
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EF5 tornadoes — the most powerful classification — rarely occur

Meteorologists said this week that a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years.
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2025 sets record for most tornadoes in North Dakota in one year

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - UPDATE (9/22/2025): The NWS confirms that 20 tornadoes touched down on Sunday, September 14, in central North Dakota. This puts North Dakota’s 2025 total tornado count well in ...
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EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was nation’s strongest in 12 years | OUT WEST ROUNDUP

NORTH DAKOTA Deadly tornado classified EF5 A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been ...

EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation’s first in 12 years

The last recorded EF5 tornado was on May 20, 2013, in a town outside Oklahoma City, killing 24 people and injuring more than 200 others. That tornado tore through hundreds of homes, a school, hospital ...