POLICE Scotland have said that they responded to almost 1,900 incidents as a result of Storm Éowyn.
A red alert was sent out, covering most of Friday, with the Met Office warning people of a potential “danger to life”.
Many were urged to stay indoors as widespread damage was seen across the country, with trees and chimneys falling as well as roofs and fences collapsing.
The storm caused the death of a teenager in Ayrshire, after a tree fell on the 19-year-old’s car.
Police Scotland posted on Saturday, saying: “Yesterday, officers and staff responded to almost 1,900 weather-related incidents across the country related to Storm Eowyn.
“A yellow warning remains in place for wind, snow and ice for much of the country.”
The red warning was issued from 10am to 5pm on Friday, with reports of 100mph winds and heavy rain and snow.
Storm Éowyn left more than 100,000 properties without power, as the Met Office reports that the highest gust was 100mph at Drumalbin in Scotland.
This was the eleventh highest maximum gust since the Met Office began naming storms in 2015.
All ScotRail trains were suspended on Friday following the extreme weather, and almost 100 flights from Edinburgh Airport were cancelled.
Two young men were killed as a result of falling trees, one of whom was Calum Carmichael, 19, whose car was struck in East Ayrshire.
The teen was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but sadly passed away on Saturday.
Parts of southern England are now under a yellow weather warning due to another low-pressure system called Storm Herminia moving in from Spain.
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mark Sidaway explained: “The set-up for the early part of next week shows a likely continuation of periods of wet and windy weather although less severe than we have seen from Éowyn.
“For the second half of the week we start to see a trend toward more settled conditions which could see a return of some frost and fog.”
