Oldest Known Tornado Photograph (1884)

This is the oldest known photograph of a tornado, taken by an unknown photographer 22 miles southwest of Howard, South Dakota, on 28 August 1884.

More from NOAA on "U.S. Tornado Climatology".

Credit: National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce (NOAA/DoC) Collection [source].

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