The "once in a generation" storm has seen buildings damaged, trees felled, roads closed, drivers injured and schools and supermarkets closed.

Schools across Scotland are closed with trains, bus services and ferries suspended.

Winds reached 100mph as Storm Eowyn caused travel disruption and left thousands without power across the UK and Ireland. Rail services, flights and ferries have been cancelled across the country as rare red weather warnings are in place on Friday in Scotland. A previous red warning covering Northern Ireland has been downgraded to amber.

Scotland has been battered by wind gusts reaching 100mph as Storm Éowyn sweeps across the country. A large portion of the central belt and south west is covered by a red "danger to life" warning for wind from 10:00 until 17:00 - which has been extended to include much of Dumfries and Galloway.

Follow here for all updates including traffic disruption and closures as Scotland is battered by winds forecast to gust up to 100 mph with a rare red extreme weather warning issued.

Storm Éowyn is battering the west coast as a rare red weather warning has come into effect in Scotland. The area covered by the high winds alert - which lasts until 17:00 - has been extended to include most of Dumfries and Galloway. It already covered most of the central belt, including Glasgow, Edinburgh and some islands.