Did Highlands ‘escape’ worst of Storm Bert? Jury still out as thaw hits
The big thaw came on Sunday as predicted by the Met Office.
While parts of Scotland merited the amber warning which had come in on Friday, Badenoch and Strathspey and other Highland areas were quickly freed from the icy chains which had so suddenly gripped them after the mildest November for years.
Photographer Frank Law was out and about in Strathspey to capture shots of the River Dulnain running like a melting glazer, with blocks of ice flowing freely eastwards.
Social media commentaries seemed to agree “we have escaped the worst of Storm Bert” and sure enough although winds picked up on Saturday night, and brought rains in many local areas, power supplies remained intact with the area escaping the wilder gusts of the south and west.
Rain was still falling across the strath tonight but winds had abated.
