A Thai driver captured a close encounter with a dust devil whilst travelling on a road in Northeast Thailand.<br /><br />Nanthana Nanthakomon, 30, was driving to work when he noticed the swirling vortex zipping across the road in front of him.<br /><br />The musician pulled over because he was afraid of driving through the dust devil and watched as it came within a few feet of his car. <br /><br />Nanthana filmed the cloud of dirt, also known as a landspout or mini tornado, while quickly winding up his window. <br /><br />The rare weather phenomenon was captured in Udon Thani on February 5.<br /><br />Speaking after, Nanthana said: ''The wind wasn't strong enough to knock over my car but I could feel it coming in through the window. It was stirring up all the dust and sand from the ground.<br /><br />''This is the first time I've ever seen one here. I didn't know they appeared. It was strange because it was a day with normal weather conditions, no big storms or rain.''<br /><br />The dust tornado passed without any damage being caused and quickly dispersed.
