Comparison of a tennis ball on the left with a large hailstone.

"A Modern Hazard of the Hail-Storm." Automobiles riddled at Dallas, Texas, May 8, 1926. In: "A Book About the Weather" by Charles F. Talman, 1931. P. 18. Library Call Number M T151b.

"Over the Prairie Comes the Tornado." A picture taken near Hardtner, Kansas, June 2, 1929. In: "A Book About the Weather" by Charles F. Talman, 1931. P. 18 . Library Call Number M T151b.

Frontispiece in: "Our Weather" by Charles F. Talman, 1931. Library Call Number M T151o. This was painted from a photograph of a tornado near Elmwood, Nebraska .

Raining frogs, snakes, fish, and wheat stalks. In: "Der Wunder-reiche Uberzug [sic] unserer Nider-Welt...." by Erasmus Francisci, 1680. Library Call Number QC859 .F72 1680.

Raining rats during a particularly violent storm. In: "Der Wunder-reiche Uberzug [sic] unserer Nider-Welt...." by Erasmus Francisci, 1680. Library Call Number QC859 .F72 1680.

"Tornado Near Elmwood, Nebraska, April 6, 1919." This remarkable photograph, probably the best ever made of a tornado, was made in two parts, as the photographer was too close to get the whole funnel cloud into the field of his camera. In: "Meteorology" by Charles F. Talman, 1922. P. 137.

Results of hurricane storm surge from the New England Hurricane of 1938. In: "Wenn die Elemente wuten" by Frank W. Lane, 1952. P. 33. Library Call Number M15 L265eg.

Aftermath of tornado at St. Louis, Missouri. In: "Wenn die Elemente wuten" by Frank W. Lane, 1952. P. 33. Library Call Number M15 L265eg.

"Where the Winds Rivaled Those of a Tornado". After the passage of a violent hurricane at Santo Domingo on September 3, 1930.

Raining fish during a Renaissance storm. In: "Der Wunder-reiche Uberzug [sic] unserer Nider-Welt...." by Erasmus Francisci, 1680. Library Call Number QC859 .F72 1680.

Raining snakes (oh the horror of it all!) during a Rennaissance storm. In: "Der Wunder-reiche Uberzug [sic] unserer Nider-Welt...." by Erasmus Francisci, 1680. Library Call Number QC859 .F72 1680.

Photo #1 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #2 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #3 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #4of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #5 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #6 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #7 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #8 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #9 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #10 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

Photo #11 of sequence. Tornado time series of photos.

All that is left of the remains of Idylwild Hall after the tornado passage.

Part of the flooded residential section of Fremont, Ohio.

The home of Judge W. W. Slabaugh destroyed by the tornado.

Many individuals lost their lives in this streetcar which was hit by the tornado .

Ruins of the convent of the Sacred Heart. Miraculously, nuns in the building all escaped.

People of Omaha searching the ruins of their homes for valuables.

A real estate map showing the trap of the tornado through Ft. Smith. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Corner of Twelfth and A Streets. A grand piano remains on a foundation. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Looking northeast from the corner of Thirteenth and B Streets showing demolished homes. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Garrison Avenue looking west showing destruction in the business district. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Looking west from Texas corner showing destruction on Garrison Avenue. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Looking north on Reserve Addition. Destruction of business area not to mention horse. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Looking east from North Thirteenth and D Streets showing destruction of Baptist Church and high school building in the upper left. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Relatives and friends waiting outside the morgue in the search for friends and loved ones. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Looking east from South Sixth Street, on Reserve Addition. The remains of a small hotel is in the foreground but no fatalities occurred here. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Ruins of the Brogan Building on Towson Avenue. Eight dead were recovered here. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Looking north from Texas corner showing the destruction of an entire block. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Looking northeast from Texas corner showing the wreck of the Catholic Hall and several residences. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Ruins of the high school building as seen from Peabody School. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

The new high school building as it appeared before the tornado struck Ft. Smith. In: "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith: Tuesday night, January 11, 1898...." Library Call No. M15.1 P575a.

Hailstones compared to doorknobs. In: "Hailstorms of the United States," by Snowden D. Flora, 1956. P. 10. Library Call No. M78.7 F632hs.

This hailstone was four inches in diameter and weighed seven ounces. In: "Hailstorms of the United States," by Snowden D. Flora, 1956. P. 10. Library Call No. M78.7 F632hs.

Remains of a greenhouse destroyed by a hailstorm at the Allegheny Conservatory. In: "Hailstorms of the United States," by Snowden D. Flora, 1956. P. 10. Library Call No. M78.7 F632hs.

Damage to windows and a roof from a violent hailstorm. Left photo at Moore, Oklahoma, April 28, 1956. Right photo at Weatherford, Oklahoma, July 1, 1940. In: "Hailstorms of the United States," by Snowden D. Flora, 1956. P. 74. Library Call No. M78.7 F632hs.

Destruction "On the 'hill' - J. Munson's and W. M. Hall's" following passage of the tornado of August 9, 1878. In: "History of the Wallingford Disaster," by John B. Kendrick. 1878. P. 9. Library Call Number F104.W28 K435.

An elm tree, more than twenty feet in circumference, felled by the tornado of August 9, 1878. In: "History of the Wallingford Disaster," by John B. Kendrick. 1878. P. 33. Library Call Number F104.W28 K435.

Remains of the Catholic Church at Wallingford following passage of the tornado of August 9, 1878. In: "History of the Wallingford Disaster," by John B. Kendrick. 1878. P. 41. Library Call Number F104.W28 K435.