This is the dramatic moment lightning struck a sheep pen in Thailand.

CCTV footage shows the electric bolt arcing from the sky and hitting the wooden building during a storm in Nakhon Ratchasima province on March 26.

Jessada Jettanadee, 40, owner of the JNK Thep Thong Farm, said no people or animals were injured from the lightning strike.

He said: 'My family and employees were all sleeping indoors when it happened. Luckily, all of our sheep were also safe and the storage house containing straw did not catch on fire.'

He added that four security cameras and two TVs were damaged.

The farm owner said he also plans on installing lightning rods for safety.

The lightning came as the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) predicted 10 days of unsettled weather, starting with thunderstorms until Good Friday, March 29, followed by a severe heatwave that could see temperatures soar to a scorching 43 degrees Celsius.

Thailand and neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia are entering their annual monsoon rainy season which sees soaring temperatures followed by powerful rain storms in the afternoon leading to widespread flash floods.