A jaw dropping video has revealed the moment a mini tornado or ‘dust devil’ formed in Southport.
The bizarre weather phenomenon occurred on Sunday afternoon and carved a devastating path through Victoria Park before seriously injuring a child.
The tunnel of wind was so strong it managed to pick up a young boy who was inside an inflatable activity ball according to eye witnesses.
The child suffered serious injuries in the incident as is being treated at Alder Hey.
Onlookers who witnessed the bizarre wind funnel forming filmed the phenomenon, completely unaware of what was about to happen.
One resident, Neil Boulton, shot a now famous and jaw dropping video of the dust devil near to Morrisons in Southport.
This phenomenon, most commonly known today as dust devils, is an upward spiralling, dust filled vortex of air that may vary in height from a few feet to over 1,000. They are usually several metres in diameter at the base, then narrowing for a short distance before expanding again.
They mainly occur in desert and semi-arid areas, where the ground is dry and high surface temperatures produce strong updrafts.
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