NORTH DAKOTA (KCAU) — The EF-5 “drought” has officially ended, with the first EF-5 tornado being confirmed by NWS Grand Forks. The tornado that occurred on June 20, 2025, was the first tornado to hit ...

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In 2007, a powerful tornado decimated Greensburg, Kansas. Today, 100% of its electricity comes from wind energy, and many of its roofs are lined with solar panels.

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 ...

MOLINE, Ill. — For the first time in more than a decade, the United States has recorded an EF5 tornado, which is the strongest classification. But the newly confirmed rating may have implications that ...

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Roberta Lucio, who lost her husband in the June EF-5 tornado in Enderlin, N.D., was reunited over the weekend with Raindrop, a cat she rescued more than 12 years ago. Roberta Lucio holds her cat, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Results of a study analyzing a June 2025 North Dakota tornado were released this week, and the findings made waves throughout the meteorological community. What was originally rated an ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Weather service confirms a 210 mph tornado in North Dakota was first with EF5 classification in a dozen years.