Storm body find named by police

Power supplies were affected by the strong winds

A man whose body was discovered next to his storm-damaged caravan after high winds battered the north west of Scotland has been named by police.

Walkers found Anthony Etheridge, 81, in Ardmore on the Isle of Skye on Tuesday.

It was believed that his caravan may not have been tied down and police said the death was not suspicious.

Engineers have managed to restore power to all of homes in the north west of Scotland which were affected by the high winds.

The disruption in Argyll, parts of west Highland, Skye, Orkney and Shetland affected about 5,000 homes and began on Monday evening.

Scottish Hydro Electric said extra engineers and helicopters were used to restore supplies.

Winds gusting at up to 100mph swept across the region.

Argyll was particularly badly hit where we had customers off supply in Mull, Tiree, Lochaline and Strontian Power company spokeswoman

A spokeswoman for Scottish Hydro Electric said: "Over in the Western Isles we've had customers without power in Grimsay and North Uist.

"Argyll was particularly badly hit where we had customers off supply in Mull, Tiree, Lochaline and Strontian.

"Over in the Highlands, up in Helmsdale and Lochinver, we had 88 customers without supply and I'm pleased to say that all of Shetland and Orkney are back this evening."

Help had been drafted in from sister company, Southern Electric.

Phone lines in the north west were also affected with a total failure of all landline services in the Lismore area.

Tree debris

A warning of extreme overnight weather in the Western Isles was issued on Monday by police and the local council.

The gusts reached 97mph on South Uist and the area was still experiencing strong winds on Tuesday morning.

Drivers were urged to take extra care due to tree debris on many rural routes.

Speed limits were lowered for vehicles using the Forth and Tay bridges, high sided vehicles were warned to avoid the Kessock Bridge and there was a high wind warning at the Skye Bridge.

A flood watch was in place for the Western Isles rivers, as well as Argyll rivers and Loch Lomond, Dumfries and Galloway rivers, Earn, Skye and Lochaber, Stirling rivers, and Upper Tay and tributaries.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) had issued a flood warning for the River Lyon in Perthshire.