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A rare EF5 tornado was confirmed in North Dakota with winds over 200 mph

A rare EF5 tornado was confirmed in North Dakota with winds over 200 mph

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 on American soil in a dozen years, meteorologists said Monday. The June 20 twister in Enderlin killed three people and caused significant damage. At its largest, the tornado …

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