India, Oct. 7 -- A tornado in June 2025 in North Dakota's Enderlin was upgraded to the EF-5 status on Monday by the National Weather Service. The tornado produced winds of more than 210 mph, which the NWS confirmed had not happened in at least a decade. It killed three people and left severe destruction in its wake.

According to the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the standard for measuring tornado strength, the EF-5 category is given to tornadoes with a speed of 201 mph or more. The NWS in Forks, North Dakota, confirmed that the Enderlin tornado went well over with 210 mph - making it one of the worst in the US's recent history. Initially, the tornado's speed was measured at 160 mph, and it was put in the EF-3 category.

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