A dust devil tornado swirled outside a home next to a young boy.

Footage shows the weather phenomenon rotating across the yard in Khon Kaen province, Thailand on March 15.

A few moments later, a boy was revealed to have been watching the funnel-shaped formation about 5ft-away.

The resident said: ‘I didn't know the kid was there. It was a sunny day so he might have been playing when the tornado formed.'

The dust devil disappeared after about a minute. No one was hurt or damaged in the incident.

Dust devil tornadoes are types of whirlwinds that form when the sun heats a patch of land and the air above becomes warmer and rises quickly.

Cooler air then moves into the low-pressure gap left by the rising warm air. The new drafts of cooler air also heat up and rise and the cycle continues, picking up dust and debris and making the spiral visible.

They are not as dangerous as supercell tornadoes, which can cause severe damage.