This is shortly after I first spotted the tornado, looking northeast. Dependingon your screen colors and resolution, it may be difficult to see the funnel,above and just left of the tree sticking up.

This is a few minutes later in the backyard, facing east-northeast. The condensation funnelis dropping down just to the right of the v-shaped opening in the trees.

Minutes later, the condensation funnel is more pronounced, moving past my positionto the east. The tornado is probably at it's closest -- maybe less than a mile.There is no rain, no hail -- not even much thunder.

Now we face just south of due east. The blackness is quickly following the tornado.Notice the narrowing of the funnel -- debris is visible along the ground.The white spot is probably a raindrop, one of the first.

In these two shots, the tornado is still less than a mile away,the condensation funnel is not always completelyvisible; at times it shoots up bright white then muddy brown. It may be difficult to see, but the woman who lives in that house is on thefront porch at the lower right -- oblivious to everything.

The tornado stikes the Albertson's grocery at FM1431 and Highway 183.The debris cloud is huge. The store is almost exactly 1.5 miles from myposition, to the southeast.

The tornado suddenly turned west. I run out to the street, looking south.The condensation funnel isn't visible, but large debris still swirls atground level. At this point, it's over Buttercup Creek -- about 2.5 miles away.It's also when I run out of film.