On Scotland's roads, drivers faced bridge closures and danger from debris. The Forth road bridge, Friarton bridge in Perth and Erskine bridge in Renfrewshire were all closed to traffic while police in Aberdeenshire warned of road closures after the river Dee burst its banks.
The winds also caused damage to schools across the country, with councils posting lists of closures on their websites. In the Borders region, school buses bound for Kelso and Peebles high schools crashed into fallen trees. No one was injured in either accident.
Scotland's emergency services have spent the day responding to the storm. The Scottish fire and rescue service said it had received reports of 187 incidents between 6am and 11am on Thursday morning, with crews righting overturned vehicles, assisting at flooded locations and rescuing people trapped when trees fell on to their cars.
A spokesperson said: "Operational crews and control personnel have worked extremely hard over what has been a period of intense activity for the emergency services.
"We remain fully prepared to protect communities throughout the west of Scotland and will continue to respond wherever we are needed.
"I would urge people to follow the advice being issued by our Police Scotland colleagues and by Transport Scotland, which will help them stay safe and avoid running into difficulty on the roads."
Earlier local media repors that the storm had also damaged the helipad at Glasgow's Southern General hospital were denied by the air ambulance service. A spokesman said the helipad remained operational.
More than 100,000 homes were left without electricity when trees fell on to power lines, with Scottish Power reporting loss of supply to about 20,000 homes and Scottish Hydro saying as many as 80,000 properties had been affected.
Scottish Hydro, a division of Scottish and Southern Energy, said it had mobilised about 1,000 staff to respond to the crisis and hoped to restore power to most customers later on Thursday.
A spokesman for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency said that people and property remained at risk from flooding, particularly in low-lying and coastal areas.
He said: "We're advising people to sign up for our Floodline service, which provides warning messages for their area.
"We also advise people more generally to prepare a flood kit and keep it in a handy place. They should also be familiar with how to turn off their gas and electricity supplies, even in the event that they have to do it in the dark.
"It's also important to keep a list of useful numbers and to make sure your family know the best way to keep in touch with you if you are affected by flooding."
Forecasters predict that the harsh weather will continue overnight. The Met Office has issued warnings of continued strong winds in eastern Scotland and widespread snow and ice in many parts of the country.