STRONG WINDS hit Fife during Monday night but there were no reports of any significant problems yesterday morning.

Wheelie bins blown over and a few fallen tree branches appeared to be the worst damage, although Fife Fire and Rescue Service had reports of a slate blown off their own HQ in Thornton.

Both the Tay and Forth road bridges had restrictions in place.

In the Tay bridgehead area the high winds left 1100 customers without power for a short time yesterday.

The electricity went off due to a broken wire at around 8.45am but supply was returned for the majority of people just after 10am.

Wormit Primary School was closed as a result but reopened at 10.15am.

Scottish Power apologised for the inconvenience.

Meanwhile Perthshire communities on the Earn and Tay rivers have been put on alert for possible flooding.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) issued a number of “flood watches” nationwide yesterday, among them the Earn and the upper Tay and its tributaries.

River levels have risen as a consequence of the heavy rainfall on Monday afternoon and evening. They remained high yesterday, with the possibility of “localised flooding,” SEPA said.

More specific “flood warnings” had been issued for the Earn from Comrie to Crieff and from the same river downstream of Crieff to Bridge of Earn, but these were removed yesterday afternoon.