Meet the two Waikato school boys who were lifted into the air by a mini tornado this week

Two Waikato school boys found themselves in the eye of a mini tornado which lifted them into the air earlier this week.

Matamata High school's, George Jeffery, 13, says he was lifted around two meters into the air.

"It felt like a doing a massive moon jump," he said.

"I just thought it was just a big wind, I didn't expect it to be a tornado"

"A trampoline went over top of me when I went to get up. It was about a metre above me," he said.

School mate Kole-Trayne Witika, 11, was also lifted off his bike and into the air.

He explained the experience as terrifying and shocking.

"All of a sudden I just went flying off my bike in the air and landed on my knees and my hands." he said.