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Gales and heavy rain hit Scotland Clear-up after gales hit Scotland
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Severe weather warnings have been issued by the Met office across most of Scotland with gales and heavy rain forecast. A series of clear-up operations is getting under way in parts of Scotland hit by severe winds and torrential rain over the weekend.
Surface water and fallen trees caused problems on roads throughout the country, and the A1 was closed in two places after caravans were blown over. Surface water and fallen trees caused problems on roads, with bridges closed to high-sided vehicles.
Tay and Forth Road bridges were open to cars only, and Skye and Kessock bridges were closed to high-sided vehicles.
There were also delays and cancelations to ferry crossings.There were also delays and cancelations to ferry crossings.
The High Street in Peebles was partially blocked due to falling masonry, and some scaffolding fell onto Castle Street in Edinburgh. A child and seven adults were rescued from cars stuck in flood water in Ayrshire, while the Western Isles were hit by winds of up to 77mph.
The main A96 Aberdeen to Inverness Road was blocked west of Aberdeen near the airport roundabout, and diversions were in place. One elderly man had to be taken to hospital after the incident in Sandyford, Ayrshire, in which 30 cars were stranded.
The People's Budget for Peace gathering, which had been scheduled to take place in Glasgow, was cancelled due to strong winds and heavy rain in George Square. In Caldercruix, in Lanarkshire, a disabled man and a woman were rescued by firefighters after getting stranded in a vehicle in flood waters.
Do you have pictures showing how the weather is affecting you? Send them to the BBC news website. Click href="mailto:newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk">here to send an email. From Sunday there will be much colder weather coming along Matthew DobsonMeteogroup Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary had issued a warning to motorists of standing water, making driving conditions on Saturday "extremely hazardous".
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Restrictions had also been put in place on the Tay and Forth bridges.
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"There will be a complete change in fortunes, with the potential for sleet and snow showers across Scotland from Monday onwards, especially in the north."