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Ryan Carroll

Moment 'apocalyptic' bang which terrified Scots residents caught on CCTV

This is the moment when an 'apocalyptic' bang shook Scots homes in the middle of the night.

Earlier we told how people were woken up by a 'huge bang' around 3am which could be heard in areas including Possilpark, Bishopbriggs and Cumbernauld on the outskirts of Glasgow.

The residents said the 'apocalyptic-sounding' noise was akin to an 'explosion' - with the 'frightening' racket causing concern among locals.

It was unclear as to what triggered the disturbance, with police saying they were not aware of anything that may have caused an issue like this in the early hours of the morning.

The lighting bolt was captured on CCTV in the distance (Kirsty Cobain)

However a CCTV video has now been sent to the Record showing the 'deafening' noise came from thunder and lightning brought about by Storm Franklin shortly before 3am - and the clip shows the worried residents were not exaggerating.

The footage looking onto the back garden of a home in the city shows the lightning bolt appear from the sky in the distance.

A huge flash of light can then be seen in the sky.

A few moments later loud thunder can be heard - lasting an incredible 10 seconds.

The lightening caused a huge flash in the sky (Kirsty Cobain)

The noise had many taking to social media to voice their concerns this morning.

One twitter user asked: "Was wind and rain not enough? Why you throwing thunder and lightning into the mix Franklin."

Another wrote: "Set the car alarm off and shook the house".

A third agreed, writing: "I can't see one weather map that mentions thunder and lightning but it literally just shook our house outside Glasgow."

One online user concluded: "It was honestly the most crazy and apocalyptic thing I've ever heard. Way beyond normal thunder. I wondered at first if the wind had torn the roof off the house."

The thunder could be heard for 10 seconds (Kirsty Cobain)

Over on Facebook the reaction was the same with one person asking: "Did anyone hear a huge bang at about 3am??? Sounded like an explosion! Any idea what it was?"

Scotland has been hammered by Storms Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin in recent days.

Storm Franklin was due to bring strong gusts to 75mph, but the Met Office weather warning ended at 1pm today suggesting we may be through the worst of it.

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