DRAMATIC video footage, captured by a teen near Young last week shows the power of Mother Nature as a mini-tornado ripped through the district.
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Shot by 16-year-old Gemma Hollebon, the footage depicts the tornado as it bears down on the house she occupied at the time.
Merry Kirkwood sent the video through just minutes after it was captured at around 5pm last Friday.
Tornadoes occur more commonly in NSW than most people would expect.
The Bureau of Meteorology's database records 364 tornadoes across NSW from 1795 to June 2003.
Most tornadoes in NSW occur in late Spring and Summer but they have been known to occur at all times of the year.
Tornadoes range in size from a few tens of metres across, up to around one kilometre in diameter.
Because of this, damage is normally restricted to a small area, but is very intense.
Tornadoes are thought to be formed by the interaction between regions of strong updrafts and downdrafts of air within severe thunderstorm clouds.
Tornadoes are ranked using the Fujita F-scale which estimates wind speed based on the extent and severity of damage.
