Engineers are continuing to restore electricity to homes left without power after Storm Boelo swept across Scotland, with tens of thousands of customers still affected on Sunday evening.
In their final updates on Sunday, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said at around 7pm that 38,000 customers were still without power, having restored electricity to around 54,000. SP Energy Networks (SPEN) reported at 7.45pm that around 4,500 were still without supply.
Storm Impact and Casualties
A man, 60, died on Sunday after being struck by a falling tree in Dumfries and Galloway. Two other women were injured by a separate falling tree in Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross.
Emergency services were called to a flooded care home in Sidney Street, Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, on Sunday evening. Police Scotland said everyone at the care home was accounted for, with local road closures in place and officers expected to remain on site overnight.
Weather Warnings and Travel Disruption
No further weather warnings are in place for Scotland on Monday, but a yellow wind warning comes into force from 3am on Tuesday, ending just before midnight the same day. Storm Boelo brought 80mph gusts and travel disruption over the weekend, shortly after Storm Austen brought heavy rain on Friday.
The Scottish Government's Resilience Room (SGORR) met on Sunday to discuss the fallout. Social Justice and Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: "As we experience a third consecutive day of weather warnings with continued strong winds forecast until later today, it is important that people keep up to date on the impact the conditions are having in their local area."
Somerville added: "Disruption to travel is likely to continue into tomorrow and I strongly recommend people check official sources such as the Met Office, Traffic Scotland, transport operators and local authority channels before setting out."
Rail and Road Recovery
Network Rail said most train services will return to normal on Monday, though passengers have been urged to check their journeys beforehand. Teams have cleared fallen trees and debris from tracks and repaired overhead lines and flooding, with work expected to continue through Sunday evening and overnight.
Areas that may still be affected by Monday morning include Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, Inverness to Thurso/Wick, Glasgow Queen Street to Fort William/Oban, and Ayr to Stranraer.
Gary Hopkirk, route director at Network Rail Scotland, said: "It's been a really challenging weekend for Scotland's railway and particularly for the teams who've been out in some very difficult conditions responding to whatever the weather has thrown at us." He added: "Now the worst of the weather has passed, our attention is on getting the railway back to normal. We'll be working as quickly as we can, but we won't compromise on safety."
Mark Ilderton, ScotRail service delivery director, said: "While good progress is being made, there are still a small number of routes where work will continue into Monday morning." He noted that trains will only resume when it is safe to do so.
Some roads and bridges remain closed, according to Traffic Scotland's website. Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, said the A78 Shore Road between Skelmorlie and Largs in North Ayrshire is closed for repairs due to storm damage, with a diversion in place. A spokesperson for Amey said: "Our priority is the safety of road users, and the road will stay closed until our engineers have been able to inspect the full extent of the damage and confirm it is safe."
Ferry Services and Flood Alerts
As of 10pm on Sunday, 23 of CalMac's 30 ferry services were still facing disruption and cancellations. Several rail lines in western and northern Scotland also closed due to strong winds and heavy rain. Western Ferries, which operates services across the Firth of Clyde, announced its service would resume on Monday.
Early on Monday, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) had 11 regional flood alerts and 10 local flood warnings in place. Flooding hit parts of Scotland's west coast on Sunday, with businesses in Largs and towns such as Saltcoats affected.
