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A tree blocked the road between Cuminestown and Turriff in Aberdeenshire
Transport has been disrupted, roads have been blocked and dozens of homes have lost power as Scotland deals with the aftermath of Storm Dave.
Strong winds battered the country from Saturday afternoon through the night, with the Met Office recording a top wind speed of 73mph in Buchan, Aberdeenshire.
Many roads were blocked by trees overnight or restricted due to hazardous conditions, including the A8, A87 and A83. They have since reopened.
Homes have been left without power in southern and western areas hit the worst by the wind, with engineers hoping to reconnect people by 23:00.
High wind warnings are in place for the Forth Road Bridge and Tyne Bridge, while the Tay Road Bridge is only open to cars with a speed limit of 30mph.
Yellow warnings for wind covered all of Scotland on Saturday, while an amber warning was issued by the Met Office for southern Scotland, northern England and Wales.
Parts of the west Highlands, Argyll and the Western Isles saw heavy snow after the forecaster issued a yellow alert. All weather warnings have now expired.
BBC Weather Watchers/Archie MacPhie
Parts of the Highlands saw snow, such as this wintery scene captured in Ollach, Skye
ScotRail warned that emergency speed restrictions would be implemented on sections of the network on Sunday which would result in longer journey times.
Several sailings were cancelled by west coast ferry operator CalMac on Saturday night and Sunday morning due to Storm Dave.
It warned that some services could see disruption into Monday, such as the service between Oban and Kennacraig.
However some have resumed due to improvements in weather conditions, like the service between Fionnphort and Iona.
CalMac warned of further disruption across the network due to adverse weather and urged anyone travelling to check their journey.
BBC Weather Watchers/Lawrence
Largs in North Ayrshire saw heavy rain fall overnight into Sunday
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued three flood warnings for Tayside covering Aberbothrie, the River Isla at Couper Angus and the River Earn between Innerpeffray to Bridge of Earn.
It warned that river levels were high after "heavy and persistent rainfall" on Saturday night and flooding was expected.
The weather is expected to improve into Monday, however some southern areas could still see high winds.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Storm Dave will clear northeast on Sunday morning, leaving sunshine and widespread showers across the UK.
"Northern areas will see the heaviest, blustery showers and feel cold, while temperatures elsewhere stay closer to average for early April."
