Summary

  • Rare red 'danger to life' weather warning for Shetland passes

  • Gust of 105mph recorded in Lerwick

  • Road and rail networks getting back to normal after widespread disruption across Scotland

  • Thousands of properties still without power

  • Forty-one flood warnings in place

  • Man in Edinburgh suffers head injury after he was struck by flying debris

  1. That is all for today's live blog. Join the team again from 08:00 on Monday. Good night.published at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

  2. Viewer sends in picture of damage to house in Dundeepublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Reader Adrian Mawhinny sent of this picture of the damage caused by Storm Gertrude in Dundee's Blackness Road.

    Dundee's Blackness RoadImage source, Adrian Mawhinny
  3. Still some disruption on the roads as Storm Gertrude continues to make her presence feltpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Strong winds could slow you down as you head home.

    The Friarton and Tay Road bridges are open only to cars, and strong winds are still affecting the Kessock, Clackmannanshire, Skye and Forth Road bridges which are closed to high-sided vehicles.

    The A74 is now fully open southbound between J16 B7076 (Johnstonbridge) and J17 B7068 (Lockerbie North).

    High Street, Burntisland is closed in both directions due to a dangerous building.

    In Glasgow, the A814 Broomielaw is also closed in both directions after the storm made a building unsafe near Washington Street. The road will remain closed until Monday.

  4. Postpublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Kilcreggan Ferry services cancelled

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  5. Picture - Waves crash over the coastal road in Skermorliepublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Storm Gertrude may have passed, but this car will need a clean at the weekend.

    Storm Gertrude in SkermorlieImage source, PA
  6. Hail and thunder forecast as cold snap follows Storm Gertrudepublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

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  7. Dornoch Bridge closed to high sided vehicles due to windspublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

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  8. Latest on the roads from the BBC Scotland travel deskpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Strong winds are still affecting the Kessock, Clackmannanshire, Skye and Forth Road bridges, which are closed to high-sided vehicles.

    The Tay Road Bridge is open only to cars and single decker buses. 

    In Dumfries and Galloway, two lanes of the A74 are still blocked southbound between J16 Johnstonbridge and J17 Lockerbie North. A lorry has been blown over on to the central reservation.

    In Glasgow city centre, the A814 Broomielaw is closed both ways because of a wind-damaged building between Brown Street and York Street.  

    Pitt Street is closed between West Regent Street and West George Street.

  9. Postpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    A78 reopens after it was closed following high tide

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  10. Ferries scheduled for tomorrow are cancelled with further bad weather forecastpublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    CalMac urge customers to check on their website, external for the latest information. 

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  11. The winds may have passed, but snow is now forecastpublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    The Met Office have said rain will move in from the northwest on Friday evening and quickly turn to snow before it clears. 

    Frequent snow showers are then expected overnight and well into Saturday, heavy at times, with some more prolonged spells of snow likely. 

    The winter weather will hit west and central Scotland, the Highlands, Orkney and Shetland.  

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  12. Postpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    A78 closed due to high tide

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  13. Pictures - Storm Gertrude moves through Scotlandpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    The power of Storm Gertrude collapsed a wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh.Image source, PA
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    The power of the storm collapsed a wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh.

    The power of Storm Gertrude collapsed a wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh.Image source, PA
    The scene in Largs as Strom Gertrude hitsImage source, PA
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    The scene in Largs today.

    This beautiful picture was taken following the Ardrossan during Storm GertrudeImage source, PA
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    This beautiful picture was taken in Ardrossan.

    It was walkies with a difference for this dog on Ardrossan beachImage source, PA
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    It was walkies with a difference for this dog on Ardrossan beach.

  14. Latest from the trains as the network gets back to normalpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Trains have been cancelled this afternoon between Crianlarich and Mallaig, Oban and Glasgow Queen Street and Inverness to Kyle Of Lochalsh.

    Between Glasgow/Edinburgh and Inverness, train services may be terminated at Perth.

  15. Crews restore power to 11,000 customers in Scotland since arrival of Storm Gertrudepublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Power firm SSE said about 2,800 homes and businesses remained without power.

    Areas affected include Perthshire, Highlands and Aberdeenshire.

    PylonImage source, PA
  16. Postpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

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  17. CalMac ferry sets off from Gourock to Rothesay after disruption to services from Storm Gertrudepublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    From BBC Scotland reporter

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  18. Watch: Shetland battered by Storm Gertrudepublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

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    Shetland gusts reach hurricane force 12

  19. Pictures - Storm Gertrude around Scotlandpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Western Harbour in EdinburghImage source, Catherine Brown
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    Western Harbour in Edinburgh

    Earlier today, The Forth Road Bridge was closed to all traffic for several hours. It has since reopened for cars.Image source, PA
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    Earlier today, The Forth Road Bridge was closed to all traffic for several hours. It has since reopened for cars.

    On the M9, a lorry overturned in the wind near StirlingImage source, PA
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    On the M9, a lorry overturned in the wind near Stirling

    Waves breaking on the sea front in Ardrossan, Scotland, as Storm Gertrude hits the UK.Image source, PA
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    Waves breaking on the sea front in Ardrossan, Scotland, as Storm Gertrude hits the UK.

  20. Atlantic Quay building in central Glasgow deemed 'unsafe' after storm damagepublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Police Scotland

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