It was the most awesome thing I've ever seen...

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I grew up in "tornado alley" and vividly remember the afternoon that we watched

a funnel cloud form a few miles from our house. The storm had already passed us and the sun had come out when we noticed the clouds rotating. As we watched, the funnel reached down and dipped below the tree line behind our house. It was pure white at first until it touched down and started pulling dirt and debris into the vortex.

We found out later that it had touched down in a field a few miles away. No one was hurt and no buildings were damaged, but some trees were blown over.