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Edinburgh Live
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Claire Galloway

Edinburgh lightning twitter: Watch incredible clip capturing exact moment bolt strikes nearby

An Edinburgh woman was left in shock after capturing the exact moment lightning struck during last night's epic thunderstorm.

Twitter is awash with photos and videos of the monsoon-like weather that turned streets in the capital into flowing streams last night.

But one incredible clip stands out, as a local managed to catch a massive lightning bolt on film as it shook the city.

Sharing the video on Twitter, Sarah Gallacher said: " Oh my god I can’t believe I got this on video."

The clip has racked up over one thousands likes, with one writing: "That'll be the huge bang earlier?"

Across social media, Edinburgh residents reported hearing a loud "crash".

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Councillor Mark Brown even tweeted shortly before 11:30pm: "WOW. WTF was that."

Elsewhere, others said they had "never seen anything like it", with one person adding that their street had "became a river".

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