Luckily there was a camera nearby, and Ivy raced to it to snap the pictures on the story.
Ivy ,53, said: "Nothing could describe seeing it for real, though. The sky was dark, and the top of it was even darker, swirling within itself. You could feel the power.
"I've seen twisters in America on the telly before, but you never expect to see it coming towards your house."
Tornados of that size aren't that unusual in Scotland, and the UK gets around 50 every year.
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