A tornado was spotted in Scotland as heavy rain and thunderstorms swept through parts of the country.
The tornado – which the Met Office says was a waterspout, a type that can form over open water – was captured on Tuesday afternoon.
A yellow warning for thunderstorms was in force until 11pm on Tuesday for much of central, eastern and north-eastern Scotland.
Twitter user Aisling posted a video of it passing Rosewell, Midlothian and wrote: “Never seen anything like it. It went right by our house. The video doesn’t capture how intense it was.”
Others shared their surprise, with one person writing: “Never seen a tornado before in Midlothian.”
While another tweeted: “Tornado in Midlothian. Crazy weather.”
