This is the terrifying moment a tornado ripped through a field in Philippines just days before Typhoon Ambo struck the country.<br /><br />The swirling vortex was seen picking up dust from a field in Batangas on May 12. The powerful tropical storm, with the international name Typhoon Vongfong, slammed into Eastern Samar province on Thursday (May 14) at 12:15pm local time.<br /><br />Onlookers in the town of Tanuan, where the mini tornado was recorded, said the extreme weather came with soaring summer temperatures.<br /><br />The filmer said: ''I saw the tornado from outside my house and watched as it moved across the field. The weather has been crazy recently.''<br /><br />Typhoon Ambo is the first typhoon to hit the Philippines this year in the midst of Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. <br /><br />Thousands of residents have been evacuated due to the tropical storm.<br /><br />The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday morning (May 16) that Ambo had reached Tuba, Benguet, moving northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h). <br /><br />Its maximum winds have dropped to to 75 km/h, while the gusts decreased to 125 km/h.
