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North Dakota's Deadly EF-5 Tornado Ends 12-Year Drought of U.S. EF-5s

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North Dakota's Deadly EF-5 Tornado Ends 12-Year Drought of U.S. EF-5s
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A tornado in North Dakota has been upgraded to an EF5, the strongest tornado classification, marking the first EF5 in the U.S. in 12 years, with winds exceeding 200 mph and causing significant destruction and fatalities.

Topics:nationscience#disaster-damage#ef5-tornado#north-dakota#science#tornado-upgrade#weather-analysis
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  1. Weather service upgrades deadly tornado in North Dakota to an EF5, the nation’s first in 12 years  PBS
  2. First EF5 tornado to strike the US in over a decade just confirmed by experts  CNN
  3. Deadly North Dakota twister marks country's first EF-5 tornado in more than 12 years  FOX Weather
  4. North Dakota Tornado Gets Upgraded, Ending EF5 Drought  The Weather Channel
  5. Deadly North Dakota Tornado Was a Rare EF-5, Weather Service Says  The New York Times

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