Hogmanay celebrations get under way despite Storm Dylan
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Preparations are continuing for Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh despite the arrival of Storm Dylan.
Tens of thousands of people are gathering in Edinburgh as Hogmanay celebrations get under way.
A section of Princes Street has reopened after being shut to clear what police described as "weather-related debris".
Earlier, there was concern Storm Dylan might threaten events scheduled to take place to bring in the new year.
The Met Office has also removed both an amber and yellow warning for high winds across the country after gusts in excess of 70mph were recorded.
Met Office weather warnings had been in place, with some power outages and travel disruption as high winds battered parts of Scotland.
Up to 150,000 people are expected in the Scottish capital for Hogmanay.
As the stormy conditions subsided organisers of events in the Scottish capital promised "the best party ever."
Princes Street was temporarily shut by police between North Bridge and Waverley Bridge after parts of a stage were blown over in the strong winds.
Underbelly, which is producing the event for the first time, said there would be live music, DJs, street entertainment and the "ultimate fireworks display" from Edinburgh Castle.
The closure included the Princes Street entrance to and from the main train station, Waverley.
Rag'n'Bone Man is headlining the Concert in the Gardens, with The Human League among the acts taking to the street party stages.
Performers including Rag'n'Bone Man and The Human League are due to take to the stage for the evening's festivities.
Fireworks will be launched from the castle at 21:00, 22:00 and 23:00 in a countdown to midnight, when a soundscaped fireworks display will entertain the audience for the first nine minutes of 2018.
Earlier in the day, Scottish Power said the high winds had caused substantial damage to their network with power outages affecting customers in Bathgate, Carluke, Larkhall and Helensburgh for a time.
Ahead of the events in Edinburgh, Police Scotland urged revellers not to be alarmed by the presence of armed police.
However, supplies were restored after engineers made repairs as the winds died down.
A range of barriers and bollards were also being used to prevent vehicles accessing the event arena.
Elsewhere in Scotland, celebrations include a street party at Schoolhill in Aberdeen, featuring live music from The Mersey Beatles and The Banjo Lounge 4, before a "spectacular" fireworks display from His Majesty's Theatre rooftop at midnight.
Stirling will host its "biggest ever" midnight fireworks display, focused around the castle, while in the fireball ceremony in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, about 40 people will parade up and down the High Street swinging flaming balls around their heads to welcome in the new year.
Earlier on Sunday, police closed part of Princes Street in Edinburgh to pedestrians for a couple of hours after part of a stage was blown over in the high winds.
As Storm Dylan tore across central and southern parts of Scotland there were power outages caused by trees on the lines.
The Met Office said a gust of wind measuring 76mph was recorded at Port Ellen on Islay.
The Met Office said a gust of wind measuring 76mph was recorded at Port Ellen on Islay.
The storm caused disruption to the travel network with ferry services from Oban, Tarbert and Lismore affected. Rail services between Edinburgh, Helensburgh and Glasgow Central and Largs were also disrupted for a time.
The storm also caused disruption to ferry services from Oban, Tarbert and Lismore and rail services between Edinburgh, Helensburgh and Glasgow Central and Largs.
On the roads, there were restrictions on the Erskine Bridge, Forth Road Bridge, Tay Road Bridge and the Friarton Bridge.
On the roads, there were restrictions on bridges and fallen trees caused some disruption.
The Queensferry Crossing had a high winds warning in place with a 40mph speed limit.
Sepa had issued flood warnings for some areas in the south west but these were later lifted.
On the A720 Edinburgh city bypass, a fallen tree blocked part of the carriageway at Calder Junction, while fire crews in Dunblane were called out to remove a tree on the B824 Hill of Row road.
'Dropping down'
Sepa warned of the risk of flooding in the south west, with flood warnings issued for a time on the South West Rhins, Fleet Bay, Kirkcudbright Bay, Rough Firth, Southerness Point, Upper Solway Firth and East Luce Bay.
In Stirling, organisers of the Hogmanay fireworks display at the Castle esplanade said the conditions were "providing some challenges", but that plans were going ahead as normal.
Despite the disruption, Storm Dylan is expected to subside across Scotland by late Sunday afternoon, before the main Hogmanay celebrations begin.
Ed Bartlam from Underbelly, organisers of the events in Edinburgh, told the BBC that things were scheduled to go ahead as planned.
"It's pretty windy here this morning, but there are specific forecasts that we get from the Met Office about Hogmanay and they are showing that there is a dropping down this afternoon.
"We're really looking forward to our 7 o'clock kick-off and the biggest street party at new year in the world."
Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival began on Saturday evening with a torchlight procession, which also marked the start of Scotland's Year of Young People.
Nearly 20,000 people, including 17,000 torchbearers, took part in the procession down the Royal Mile, past Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament.
Thirty Vikings from Shetland's Up Helly Aa Festival were among those taking part, along with young people performing with the massed pipes and drums and people samba drumming.
Edinburgh's three-day Hogmanay festival includes the Street Party and Concert in the Gardens on New Year's Eve and the Loony Dook in South Queensferry on 1 January.
