Thousands of homes across the north and north-east are without power this morning after winds of more than 100mph.
Stornoway is reported to have recorded one of its highest ever wind speeds – 113mph – while Loch Glascarnoch and the Bealach Na Ba in the Highlands have also reached 112mph and 11mph.
Schools are shut and trains have been cancelled because of the severe weather. The Met Office’s amber warning remains in place.
The stormy conditions have left around 69,000 homes without electricity and engineers are battling in dangerous conditions to restore supplies.
Overnight engineers restored electricity to 18,000 customers.
The worst affected areas are the Western Isles and rural areas around Dingwall, however Aberdeenshire, Buchan and Elgin area also affected.
This is SSE’s latest list of those affected in each area:
Aberdeenshire 5,076 customers
Buchan 1,183 customers
Rural areas around Dingwall 12,748 customers
Rural areas around Dunblane 1,456 customers
Rural areas around Dunoon 1,199 customers
Elgin/Huntly 1,584 customers
Rural areas around Fort William 2,907 customers
Inverness-shire 13,139 customers
Rural areas around Oban 4,446 customers
Rural areas around Perth 184 customers
Skye 7,983 customers
Western Isles 12,289 customers
Rural areas around Wick 5,507 customers