Ef5 Tornado That Killed 3 in North Dakota Was the Nation's First in 12 Years

The Associated Press
15:52 JST,
October 7, 2025
A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on American soil in a dozen years, meteorologists said Monday.
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