210 MPH winds, train car tossed like toy: First EF-5 tornado in 12 years confirmed in Enderlin, North Dakota

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The National Weather Service confirmed that a June 20 tornado in Enderlin, North Dakota, reached EF-5 strength with winds over 210 mph, ending the US’s 12-year streak without such a storm. The mile-wide twister killed three people, swept a farmstead clean, and tossed train cars nearly 500 feet.