Intense video captured a powerful dust devil swirling up and sending man's hard hat flying.<br /><br />Javier Melendez, 22, was working as an assistant production technician in Marion, Texas, USA, in August when a whirlpool of dust kicked up.<br /><br />Video shows Javier being engulfed by the dust devil and his hard hat flying off with debris flying all around it.<br /><br />Javier said: "My first reaction to seeing everything fly around was just in shock.<br /><br />"It felt like I was in a movie. <br /><br />"When the dust devil touched down and came towards me I immediately covered my face and just hoped for the best.<br /><br />"I could feel little pieces of metal and rocks through my jumper. <br /><br />"It yanked my hard hat off like it was a wig. <br /><br />"I had sand and trash in my jumper and all in my hair after it passed by."
