Surprise!

At about 7:30 tonight we went out front only to see this..(picture below). This is the first tornado I have ever seen in person. It was about 3 miles away. I watched it for several minutesa and took 7 0r 8 pics on my camera phone. There was no wind near me nor any rain. Also we couldn't hear the tornado. The scene was actually somewhat surreal. Here was this silent pillar of swirling cloud in the sky and I watched it for 5 or 10 minutes as it slowly contorted then disolved. I suppose I expected something a little more destructive or a little more violent in appearance. Fortunately it wasn't very destructive. Early reports are of no injuries and only minor damage (the morning may bring more news). After Charley last summer we don't need any more destruction. Looks, so far, like we dodged this one.