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 Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale.
On 6 October 2025, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed that the tornado which struck near Enderlin, North Dakota, on 20 June 2025 reached EF-5 intensity, with wind speeds exceeding 210 mph. This marks the first EF-5 tornado recorded in the US since 20 May 2013, when a deadly storm tore through Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 people.
