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"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.

Image ID: wea02213, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
Location: Elmwood, Nebraska
Photo Date: 1919 June 2
Photographer: G. B. Pickwell


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