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.”

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