A VIDEO has appeared on social media showing a tornado hitting Scotland.
The footage, shared on Twitter, shows clouds forming in a swirling cone-like shape in the distance.
The shape can be seen moving around until the bottom disperses into the air.
Sharing the clip, Lisa Millar tweeted: "Never seen a tornado before in Midlothian."
She said the event occurred at 3.30pm on Tuesday.
— Lisa Millar (@LisaMillar84) September 6, 2022
The Met Office confirmed the video did show a tornado.
It tweeted: "Great example of a #WaterSpout from a little earlier - these are a type of tornado that form over open water."
Other videos popped up on social media, showing the weather phenomenon from different angles.
Tornado 🌪️ in Scotland 🏴 Not your average Tuesday afternoon. 📍 Bonnyrigg 📹 @kjw436 pic.twitter.com/GMk84PFB5s
— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) September 6, 2022
One Scot tweeted: "Tornado in Scotland. Not your average Tuesday afternoon."
Tornado casually passing my window in Midlothian 🌪😲 pic.twitter.com/X7s9BzCJDp
— Mark Pryde (@MarkPryde) September 6, 2022
Another Scot shared the view from his house, saying: "Tornado casually passing my window in Midlothian."
A Met Office spokesman said: “With a belt of heavy rain and thunderstorms passing over central Scotland today, the atmospheric conditions were right for the formation of tornadoes or waterspouts, over bodies of water.
“Technically, a system has to touch the surface to be classified as a tornado or waterspout, any which don’t are referred to as funnel clouds.”
