I'm guessing this pic was taken from about half a mile. I took several pictures but as the thing was headed toward us we boogied out of there when it got less than a quarter mile away. No damage was done but it was one of the spookiest things I've seen.

Somewhat ironically, this shot would not have been possible if it hadn't been for hurricane Charley which destroyed the shopping center which used to sit in that vacant lot in the foreground. This was ground zero for that hurricane which happened less than a year before this waterspout, adding to the spookiness because of the freshness of the memory of the hurricane.

I drive through this area every day going to and from work.