A witness has captured footage of one of at least two tornadoes that hit Taranaki today.

Richard Walker captured up-close video of a twister from his farm in Otakeho, south Taranaki. It was one of at least two in the region.

A row of trees dividing paddocks did not esape the twister's fury, snapping in half a number of them, much to the bewilderment of surrounding cows.

The area was also hit by large hail stones, strong gusts and heavy rain.