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File:1991 Red Rock OK F4 Tornado Alan Moller.png

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Description A photo taken by Alan Roger Moller, a NWS/NOAA employee from Fort Worth, Texas during the Red Rock, Oklahoma F4 tornado. The tornado occurred as part of a major tornado outbreak on 26 April 1991.
Author or
copyright owner		 Alan Roger Moller
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Direct source: https://www.reddit.com/r/tornado/comments/1gcwl62/this_photo_is_not_of_the_1997_jarrell_tornado/
Date of publication 26 April 1991
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) 1991 Great Plains tornado outbreak
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s):

Visually depict the tornado to give the reader a clearer understanding.

Not replaceable with
free media because (WP:NFCC#1)		 Any derivative work based upon the artwork would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) Small sized photo for non commercial use.
Respect for
commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)		 The use of a low resolution image of the artwork will not impact the commercial viability of the art.
Other information This image of the Red Rock, Oklahoma F4 tornado is commonly mistaken for the Jarrell, Texas F5 tornado on 27 May 1997.

Despite Alan Moller, an NWS employee partaking during the tornado, this image is not considered public domain.

Noteworthy sources which explicitly mention the Red Rock tornado and include Moller's photo:

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 1991 Great Plains tornado outbreak//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1991_Red_Rock_OK_F4_Tornado_Alan_Moller.pngtrue

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