A deadly tornado that ripped through a rural city in North Dakota in June​ has been upgraded to an EF-5, the National Weather Service said Monday, marking the first twister with an EF-5 rating in 12 years.

NORTH DAKOTA Deadly tornado classified EF5 A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph, the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirmed on American soil in a dozen years,

A twister that touched down in June was recently confirmed to be a rare EF-5 tornado. New York has seen its share of strong tornadoes, but has the state ever encountered an EF-5?

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The last recorded EF5 tornado was on May 20, 2013, in a town outside Oklahoma City, killing 24 people and injuring more than 200 others. That tornado tore through hundreds of homes, a school, hospital and bowling alley in Moore, where nearly a decade later, droves of moviegoers lined up to watch the 2024 film “Twisters.”