A single, low-resolution photograph, which was used by the National Weather Service (NWS) on their respective webpage.
Per the NWS disclaimer, "The information on National Weather Service Web servers and Web sites is in the public domain, unless specifically annotated otherwise, and may be used freely by the public."
There are discrepancies (listed below) for the attribution/copyright status of the image. Some indications are that it is copyrighted while others indicate it is free-to-use.
This image may or may not be free to use and was uploaded under the non-free image guidelines as a precaution.
The photograph is attributed by AccuWeather to "National Weather Service Springfield, Missouri", not Jeff Piotrowski, in this article.
The photograph is attributed by TornadoTalk to "NWS Springfield", not Jeff Piotrowski, in this article.
The photograph is attributed by KNUE to "National Weather Service- Springfield, MO", not Jeff Piotrowski, in this article.
An academic paper written by Timothy P. Marshall with the Haag Engineering Company, along with William Davis and Steven Runnel with the National Weather Service attributed this image with "Photograph courtesy of Jeff Piotrowski".
The photograph is attributed by Ranker to "NWS Springfield / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain", not Jeff Piotrowski, in this article.
The photograph is attributed by iWeatherNet meteorologist Harrison Sincavage to "Public Domain", not Jeff Piotrowski, in this article.
The photograph is used by the YouTuber Alferia in the thumbnail of this video with the following statement in the video description: "The thumbnail photo was originally taken by Jeff Piotrowski, however the specific thumbnail art in question is from the NWS page And Is Thusly in the Public Domain*".
The photograph is used by the YouTuber Carly Anna WX in the thumbnail of this video with the following statement in the video description: "For a first-hand raw video of this tornado, please go check out Jeff Piotrowski’s footage here on YouTube."
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