Two tornadoes that killed six people in North Dakota and New York each had wind speeds topping 100 mph and caused brief but widespread damage as they tore through largely rural areas, officials said.

Three people died late Friday in rural Enderlin, North Dakota, after severe storms spawned tornadoes that devastated the area. According to a Saturday statement on Facebook from the Cass County Sheriff's Office,

The deaths came after a series of large and long-lasting storms moved through North Dakota and Minnesota Friday night.