Thousands of homes across Scotland are without electricity after storms reaching 100mph battered Scotland
Clear-up operations are under way and engineers are working to reconnect power to thousands of homes cut off by violent storms which hit Scotland.
Gusts reached more than 100mph as the gales battered much of the country on Tuesday.
Buildings were damaged, trees blocked roads and rail lines, bridges were closed and flights were cancelled.
More than 30,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity overnight after power lines were damaged.
Meanwhile, on-going bad weather has been causing more travel disruption across Scotland.
Speed restrictions have been put in place on the Kessock and Forth Road Bridges, due to high winds, and, in East Lothian, the A1 was closed at Dunbar because of an overturned lorry.
On the railways, trains between Edinburgh and Perth and Dundee resumed at about 15:30, after having been cancelled during the day.
They were among a number of cancellations and alterations to train services.
Environment agency Sepa issued 11 flood warnings and 12 flood alerts for Scotland.
By early evening, SSE said it was working to restore power to 9,000 customers, while ScottishPower said it had had reduced the number without electricity to 12,500.
ScottishPower spokesman Guy Jefferson said at its height the storms cut off 100,000 of its customers.
He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "There's a huge amount of tree cutting to be done and reconstruction work, that's what is really going to take the time - these jobs are usually week-long jobs, we're attempting to get them done in 36 hours.
"It's a real challenge for the engineers out there and we'll do our best to get as many people back on supply today as possible."
There are still warnings of disruption on the rail network, after trees and debris blocked many lines, and commuters have been asked to check their journeys before travelling.
On the roads there are icy conditions in central Scotland and snow on higher stretches of the A9.
All routes in the Grampian area are affected by black ice and snow on higher ground, making driving conditions hazardous.
Dozens of roads across Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders were shut during Tuesday but the majority have since reopened.
The Aston Hotel at the Crichton in Dumfries suffered serious structural damage after part of the roof was blown off and ended up in the car park.
Nobody was injured but the scale of the damage is still being assessed.
Rain has been forecast for Wednesday, with heavy downpours in the west which could lead to some flooding, especially in Lochaber and Argyll.
At the peak of the storm, gusts of 102mph were recorded at Blackford Hill in Edinburgh, with winds reaching 97mph in Bishopton and 91mph on Islay.
The main road and rail bridges were closed, dozens of flights were cancelled and train and ferry services had to be suspended.
Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown said: "There's been a huge amount of work done by Network Rail, over 350 teams out to make sure they can clear all the trees, which have been causing obstructions.
"So there's a lot of work ongoing to make sure everything gets back to normal."
A total of 856 trees have been removed from rail lines in Scotland.
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