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 ...
Yahoo

North Dakota Tornado Upgraded To EF5, Ending Over Decade-Long Drought

The more than decade-long EF5 tornado drought has come to an end. A tornado that struck Enderlin, North Dakota, on June 20 has been upgraded to an EF5, according to the National Weather Service in ...
Houston Chronicle

First EF5 tornado in 12 years confirmed in North Dakota — a possible warning for Texas

For the first time in 12 years, the United States has recorded an EF5 tornado, the most powerful type of twister on the Enhanced Fujita wind and damage scale, the National Weather Service confirmed ...
CNN

First EF5 tornado to strike the US in over a decade just confirmed by experts

A rare, monstrous EF5 tornado that struck the United States more than three months ago was the first of its kind in more than a decade, experts announced Monday. A tornado that roared through part of ...
KXAN

Nation’s first EF5 tornado since 2013 confirmed in North Dakota

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 12-year “drought” of EF5 tornadoes has ended, after the National Weather Service upgraded a tornado in North Dakota to EF5 status. The tornado touched down near Enderlin, North ...

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 ...