Customers in the Capital’s brand new St James Quarter took footage of water leaking through the building’s roof, flooding several stores in levels below as heavy rainfall battered most of the city.
Pools of water collected in the Gyle Shopping Centre and flash flooding caused travel disruption in parts of the city including Stockbridge and Gorgie.
Here are some pictures showing the chaos the thunderstorm caused for Edinburgh on Sunday.
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9. Big clean up
Tom and Lauren Holmes, owners of Henderson Art Shop on Raeburn Place, clean up after today's flood. Stockbridge was badly hit by the extreme downpour which caused several shops in the area to close temporarily. Photo: JPI Media
10. Water of Leith rises
Water levels in the Water of Leith rose quickly as heavy rainfall poured down on Edinburgh on Sunday causing chaos in the city. Flash flooding caused traffic disruption and local businesses to shut, and some of Edinburgh's shopping centres flooded due to the extreme weather. Photo: JPI Media
11. Cars almost submerged in water
Extreme downpours across the city caused major flooding in the Gorgie area of the city. The heavy rainfall caused disruption to travel and rail services on Sunday. Photo: @notchloarchi