A 60-year-old man died after a falling tree struck him on a minor road near Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway as Storm Boelo swept across Scotland on Sunday. Police responded to the scene at Mid Kelton at about 10:30 and pronounced him dead at the location.
Storm Boelo brought winds gusting to 85 mph at Machrihanish in Argyll and Bute, leaving more than 50,000 properties without power across Scotland. An amber Met Office weather warning covered mainland Scotland and the Western Isles from 21:00 Saturday until 21:00 Sunday. The Met Office warned of flying debris causing injuries and danger to life, power cuts, phone coverage disruption, damage to trees and buildings, bridge closures and transport disruption.
Two women were injured by a falling tree in Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, and were hospitalized. Police evacuated dangerous buildings in Ayr and assisted 15 people stuck at a flooded caravan park in Ballantrae in South Ayrshire.
Dozens of flood warnings and alerts were in place across the country. Flooding closed several roads, including the A78 Inverkip Road in Greenock, the A77 at Lendalfoot in Ayrshire, and multiple routes in Dumfries and Galloway. Glasgow's Clarence Drive saw vehicles stranded in floodwater. Aberdeen City Council closed flood gates at Riverside Drive as a precaution.
Network Rail reported trees down on tracks near Dumfries and Partick near Glasgow. Flooding also affected Dalmarnock station in Glasgow. Kirkwall Airport in Orkney was closed until Monday. The Erskine Bridge was closed to high-sided vehicles.
ScotRail imposed speed restrictions across all routes and closed or cancelled services on multiple lines: no trains operated between Kilwinning and Ayr, between Fort William and Mallaig, between Crianlarich and Oban, between Kyle of Lochalsh and Achnashellach, and between Helmsdale and Wick/Thurso.
Scottish Power Energy Network reported about 6,000 homes without electricity. SSEN dealt with more than 120 incidents across its network, with 47,000 customers awaiting power restoration and 32,500 already reconnected. Parts of the Western Isles received electricity from an emergency power station after a link to Skye failed.
A charity caring for 50 dogs in Ayr lost power during the storm, forcing staff to change nappies in darkness for paralyzed dogs and manage medication that required refrigeration without electricity.