Video of Deadly Tornado Ripping Through Rural Town is Terrifying
North Dakota was struck with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes on Friday, leaving at least three people dead.
According to the Cass County Sheriff's Office, three people were found dead in rural Enderlin by storm chasers and the fire department Friday night.
During a news conference on Saturday, Sheriff Jesse Jahner revealed the deceased were two men and one woman.
First responders checked on other residents in the area, which is about 175 miles from Bismarck. The Enderlin Sheldon Fire Department and sheriff's deputies "found extensive damage to the area."
Storm chaser Reed Timmer posted video on X showing one of Friday's intense tornadoes.
With audio from live earlier when it happened ????️ pic.twitter.com/KicuZDKN6B
— Voices will tell me ﾒ???? (@VoicesTellXO) June 21, 2025
Another storm chaser, Aaron Rigsby, provided some photos that are equally terrifying.
Wow what a day. I'm out of gas at a gas station waiting for power to come on and finally getting caught up on video. Here are 4 of the intense tornadoes I documented across North Dakota today not including the smaller ones in between. The after dark tornadoes were exceptionally… pic.twitter.com/S0ZXbUKtnG
— Aaron Rigsby (@AaronRigsbyOSC) June 21, 2025
In the aftermath, fellow storm chaser Brian Emfinger provided some photos of the damage the area took.
Site of deadly tornado from last night east of Enderlin, ND. Many more pics on my Facebook here:https://t.co/crMTGgxuu2#ndwx #Tornado pic.twitter.com/RHiTPoMeKr
— Brian Emfinger (@brianemfinger) June 21, 2025
Minnesota also saw severe weather with wind gusts in impacted areas there and in North Dakota reaching 100-plus mph, according to Fox Weather's Scott Sistek.
A 111-mph wind gust was recorded by a private weather station near Luverne, North Dakota, and a gust of 106 mph was clocked around Bemidji Regional Airport.
Officials have told residents in the most impacted areas to expect "long-term power outages" because of extensive damage to infrastructure.