On June 20, 2025, Enderlin, N.D., experienced a powerful tornado, once thought to have been an EF-3 in strength. After further investigation, the National Weather Service (NWS) has increased the tornado classification to EF-5 strength, ending the 12-year-long EF-5 tornado drought.

North Dakota experienced an overnight derecho and deadly tornado outbreak in June 2025. The Enderlin, N.D., tornado was a preliminary EF-3 (136 - 165 mph) during initial surveys, but after working with wind damage experts and further investigation, the NWS declared it an EF-5 strength as of Monday, October 6, 2025.

Officials have declared the tornado to have had wind speeds greater than 210 mph at the time of a train derailment. "The analysis involved forensic damage wind speed estimates for tipping severalfully-loaded grain hopper cars and lofting of tanker cars, including one empty tanker carthat was tossed about 475.7 ft (145 m)." That's about one and a half Statues of Liberty.

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