Storm Gertrude in numbers

As Storm Gertrude batters large parts of Scotland and other parts of the UK, some facts on the bad weather.

Seven - Gertrude is the seventh storm to be named by the Met Office. The others came last year with Abigail, Barney and Clodagh in November and Desmond, Eva and Frank in December.

Ninety-four - Gusts of 94mph have been recorded in the Uists in the Western Isles during Storm Gertrude.

One hundred and forty four - The top station of the funicular railway in the Cairngorms has reported a wind speed of 144mph.

One hundred and five - Wind gusting to 105mph was recorded in Lerwick in Shetland by the Met Office.

One hundred and thirteen - Gertrude has arrived just after the first anniversary of when hurricane force winds struck the Western Isles last January. The peak gust then was 113mph - the strongest in the UK since the 1990s, according to University of the Highlands and Islands meteorologist Dr Edward Graham.

Seven thousand - At 08:20 on Friday, power company SSE said 7,000 properties were without electricity supplies because of Gertrude's winds.

One - On 1 February - Monday - winds of a similar strength could be experienced again. BBC Scotland weather presenter Christopher Blanchett said: "We're keeping a very close eye on Monday.

"Early indications suggest it could be a repeat of Gertrude-level winds. One to watch."