>Did you actually see the tornado? I've always wanted to see one. Living up here in the Boston area, severe weather is few and far between and tornadoes are almost non-existent (at least near Boston - not so in central and western MA).

I did not see it. Once the Civil Defence sirens went off, I moved my daughter to a central room and started shutting of power to computers and all other stuff as much as possible. I did leave the TV on so I could see the live footage of the tornado as it passed through downtown.