Storm Doris brought commuter chaos to huge swathes of Fife this morning.
Most early risers thought they had got off lightly, waking up to an even but slight dusting of snow, and icy but passable looking roads.
However, in the space of an hour parts of central Fife saw two to three inches of snow dumped, bringing many roads to a standstill.
The M90 near Dunfermline was badly affected.
Traffic at a standstill M90 just past Dunfermline @trafficscotland #takecare #snow #trafficjam pic.twitter.com/xiVCkml4Da
— Sarah Pettigrew (@Sarahhogg86) February 23, 2017
Kelty, Ballingry, Cowdenbeath and north Glenrothes were also badly hit by the white stuff with nose-to-tail traffic.
Meanwhile heavy rain caused problems in many other areas. The Burntisland to Aberdour road has been closed due to flooding.
We are currently closed due to #stormdoris ALL activities tomorrow morning are cancelled. If you are coming PM please call before leaving. pic.twitter.com/2OIVap1S16
— Knockhill Circuit (@krcircuit) February 23, 2017
The fire service was called out to help two people out of their car after they got stuck in two and a half feet of water.
They also went to the aid of a van driver who similarly had tried to push on through the deep water.
In Lochgelly, community spirit came to the fore when a bus, believed to be operated by Prentice Westwater, skidded on the steep Station Road and became stuck.
Jim Dewar and Graham Bowmaker from Rennies in Cowdenbeath arrived on the scene to grit the road and help stuck motorists while workers from the nearby Purvis Group arrived with a digger.
Stagecoach East Scotland said the weather was causing delays in Fife and Perthshire.
Bad weather affecting many routes across Fife and Perthshire. Find out if your service is affected> https://t.co/TkMRs80c3B
— Stagecoach East Scot (@StagecoachEScot) February 23, 2017
A spokeswoman said: “Due to adverse weather conditions we are currently suffering from delays, diversions and cancellations on a number of routes in the Fife and Perthshire areas.
“Safety is our absolute priority and we may continue to cancel or curtail certain journeys where we feel it is not safe to proceed, we’re doing all we can with available resources to maintain our network as much as possible during these difficult conditions.”
