Walmart shoppers in Granite Falls, North Carolina, watched a massive funnel cloud from the parking lot Tuesday afternoon.

WSOC-TV viewer Shane Autrey captured amazing video on his phone during his break around 2:30 p.m.

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Tiffany Fagan works across the street. She immediately pulled out her phone and snapped some photos of the natural phenomenon.
 
"I wasn't too worried about it here. Over there, we were worried what was happening with them," Fagan said.
 
Granite Falls police said there no injuries were reported.

It was unconfirmed Tuesday night if it was a tornado.

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