Storm Agnes: Flood warnings remain after heavy rain
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A flooded river pathway in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, after Storm Agnes
Flood warnings remain in place in some parts of Scotland after Storm Agnes, the first named storm of the season.
But a Met Office yellow warning for high winds covering most of the country, valid until 07:00, was cancelled.
Heavy rain alerts covering Dumfries and Galloway and a strip from the west coast up to Aberdeen have expired.
A small number of roads were closed in the south of the country, and there were reports of fallen trees.
The storm was formed after a deep area of low pressure developed in the Atlantic, enhanced by some energy from ex-tropical storm Ophelia which hit the north-east coast of the US over the weekend.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) put a number of flood warnings and alerts in place., external
Sepa's flood duty manager David Morgan told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme those flood warnings and alerts are expected to be taken down as the day goes on.
"The worst of the weather has now passed and there will be a few showers through the course of today and a further band of rain this evening but from a flooding perspective there's nothing we're particularly concerned about," he said.
"But it's important to remember some of our larger rivers, downstream it takes quite a while for the rivers to respond. Some particularly in the north east are still to peak."
He said Sepa has not received any reports of property flooding and that it was mainly transport infrastructure and agricultural land affected.
Drivers were also urged to take care as there is likely to be standing water on some roads.
In Dumfries and Galloway, roads were closed at Whitesands and the A716 north of Drummore on Wednesday evening.
The region's virtual operations support team said there were some reports of fallen trees, and that staff would be out at first light to carry out inspections and clear away debris.
Railway precautions
Network Rail said speed restrictions were put in place during the storm, mainly affecting services on the West Highland Line.
Other routes involved were Kilwinning to Largs, Kilmarnock to Sanquhar, Branchton to Wemyss Bay, Barrhill to Stranraer, Sanquhar to Annan and Lockerbie to Abington.
It said teams had been checking pumps in areas at risk of flooding and chainsaw teams were ready to respond if any trees came down.
Ferry operator CalMac also advised anyone using its services to check its status page for updates., external