File:The April 19, 2023 Cole, Oklahoma EF3 Tornado.jpg

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File:The April 19, 2023 Cole, Oklahoma EF3 Tornado courtesy of Sean Ernst.jpg

These images have been uploaded from National Weather Service web pages, and attributed to a third party.

I reached out to the creator named in the attribution at the source. They confirmed that they

own the copyright on the images
do not want to release them into the public domain or under a free license

"I'd like to retain the ability to do things like sell the image and retain ownership, but I am ok with it being used for educational purposes (like those on wikipedia) as long as I can retain the rights to it.

The VRT was copied into the part of the conversation around licensing. (ticket:2024091210003771)

These are not free images, so we can't host them here. However, the creator is more than happy for Wikipedia to use these images under "fair use" provisions.

Closing admins should familiarise themselves with the evidence and discussions at this RfC when closing this request.

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Description	English: The Cole, Oklahoma EF3 tornado on April 19, 2023. The picture is courtesy of Sean Ernst.
Date	19 April 2023
Source	ArcGIS Story Map: April 19, 2023 Large Hail & Tornado Event
Author	Sean Ernst

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:46, 13 August 2023		1,688 × 1,125 (271 KB)	WeatherWriter	Uploaded a work by Sean Ernst from ArcGIS Story Map: [https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/093349694ec3437abbe61ea85fe12161 April 19, 2023 Large Hail & Tornado Event] with UploadWizard

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File:The April 19, 2023 Cole, Oklahoma EF3 Tornado.jpg

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