I had a front row seat to the storm containing that funnel cloud Mrs C..I work in South St. Louis...that storm and the one before it passed just east of where I work..and like an idiot I stood out under an overhang and watched them both..LOL Tennis ball size hail, strong winds then torrential downpour...
The funnel never touched down as far as I could tell..but it was making a hell of an effort to form. I tried to video, but the rain and hail did a good job of masking what I was able to see with my own eyes. Thats the closest I have been in awhile, and honestly closer than I ever want to be again..