That can't be real. The lights are still on and there's no rain. If it is real.......Holy $hit.
The picture posted at the beginning of the thread (stunning photograph btw) is a classic supercell. In these types of storms, the most common location for tornado/funnel cloud formation is at the southwest corner of the storm. As a result, it is fairly common for the edge of the storm to be relatively nearby the funnel cloud. In addition, the precip line is often ahead of the funnel leaving the tornado itself and immediate surrounding area precip free. There are exceptions, but the classic supercell/tornado combo tends to follow that pattern.
If you were to be situated in the track of an oncoming F4/F5 tornado... your experience would typically be something like this:
-gusts of wind preceeding the storm blow through
-precip begins... typcially some combination of rain and hail
-precip breaks briefly
-my... my... it sure is getting windy
-funny, my ears feel like they do when I am in the mountains
-that's odd the street sign from a mile away just landed in my yard.
-what's that strange noise?
-This can't be good, my feet are no longer on the ground and I am being pulled mercilously towards that rapidly rotating cloud of debris
-Man, this stuff flying around really hurts... I should have gone to my basement when I heard those strange sirens blaring
-Wow, everything got really calm all of sudden and the sun is out again. Too bad it appears as though I landed a mile from my house.