Incredible storm footage shows lightning bolts split skies over town in the Borders
Flashes of light can be seen going off from above homes before a huge bolt of lightning shoots through the sky.
Incredible storm footage has shown the moment lightning bolts split the skies over a town in the Borders.
Scotland's mini-heatwave at the beginning of the weekend was replaced with heavy downpours. A thunderstorm warning was slapped across the north the England of by the Met Office.
While much of Scotland avoided the worst of the storms, the skies over Galashiels were lit up with strong bolts of lightning appearing.
A stunning clip was shared by by Severe Weather Updates a page on Facebook run by very https://veryweather.co.uk showed the force of mother nature. The page had predicted the "supercell thunderstorm" hours before it struck.
Flashes of light can be seen going off from above homes before a huge bolt of lightning shoots through the sky. The powerful electrical current can be seen as thunder roars in the background. Stunned residents can also be heard in awe at the lightning strike.
The impressive video has gone viral with more than two million views since being posted late on Saturday evening around midnight.
Some keen local weather watchers were left delighted by the show.
Andy McBeverley commented: "Just outside Melrose in the Scottish Borders and it was epic! Over an hour of constant thunder and lightning."
Kevin Scott, shared he video describing the lightning as "amazing". He said: "Amazing lightning strikes over Gala last night."
Shelley Thomson added: "We were watching safely from Innerleithen... Sky was lightning up but knew it must have been over Gala."
Other weather watchers in Scotland and the UK were envious of the display.
Louise Stewart in Edinburgh said: "Been sitting out with fire pit on, gutted it never came this way love a good thunder storm."
Kirsty Johnson in Fife commented: "Gutted it misses Fife as usual. Love a thunder and lightning storm."
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A "supercell thunderstorm" can bring 'severe flooding, flash flooding, damage from large hail, and tornado/strong wind activity,' according to Severe Weather Updates.
The storms can last for several hours and are thought to be rare in the UK.
Scots baked in 28 degree heat over Friday and Saturday before heavy downpours started to hammer the country on Sunday.
Meteorologist Aidan McGivern predicted that the weather could take a turn for the worst as he said Scotland's southern regions could face "large thunderstorms, frequent lightning, large hail, heavy rain, and gusty winds" today.
In a video posted on social media, Aidan spoke about the heatwave and the potential for some extreme weather. He said: "This Saturday is the Summer Solstice; peak sun strength. But also, in eastern parts of the UK, peak heatwave, with fresher air arriving through the day from the west.
"But as that fresher air collides with the plume of heat coming up from the south, we're likely to see some very severe thunderstorms in places."
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