And in Broughty Ferry a train was hit by a tree at Orchar Park, with Police Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service and six Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appliances attending the scene.
The destruction followed the Met Office’s yellow weather warning which continued until midnight on Wednesday and there was still disruption on Thursday morning.
The Courier’s photographers, reporters and readers captured the chaos.
Storm Gerrit in Dundee
Gordon McKay by snapped fir tree that crashed on to his Dundee home. Image: Kim Cessford/DC Thomson
A fallen tree near Balgay Bridge in Dundee’s Balgay Park. Image: Kim Cessford/DC Thomson
Standing water at Slessor Gardens. Image: Chris Ferguson/DC Thomson
Tree down in Landsdowne Gardens. Image: Iain Ferguson
A row of trees fell on houses in Tofthill Place. Image: Kim Cessford/DC Thomson
A garden shed was crushed by the row of trees. Image: Kim Cessford/DC Thomson
The uprooted row of trees. Image: Kim Cessford/DC Thomson
A tree crashed on to a train at Broughty Ferry. Image: Linda Isles
Emergency services at the scene. Image: Linda Isles
Storm Gerrit in Angus
The A90 near Forfar was closed. Image: Lindsey Hamilton/DC Thomson
The A90 at Gateside, Forfar, was brought to a halt by the weather. Image: Lindsey Hamilton/DC Thomson
A flooded road at Burghill, near Brechin. Image: Margaret Leitch
Drivers in difficulty along Brechin’s Castle Street. Image: Adam MacDonald
The road at Checkiefield, Kirriemuir flooded and closed. Image: Lindsey Hamilton
The Dibble Tree, which has been a fixture in Carnoustie for over 225 years, fell during Storm Gerrit. Image: Alec Edward
Storm Gerrit in Perthshire
A car left in the flooded Bell’s Sports Centre car park. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Bell’s Sports Centre after Storm Gerrit hit Perth. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Flooding at Huntingtower on the A85 Perth to Crieff Road. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Flooding on Wednesday at Huntingtower on the A85 Perth to Crieff Road. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Flooding on Feus Road during Storm Gerrit. Image: Stuart Cowper
Tunnels flooded with contaminated water after Storm Gerrit. Image: Janice Haig/Perth Community Flood Aid.
Storm Gerrit snow on the B827, Comrie. Image: Sharon Carnegie
This bus got stuck in the snow between Pitlochry and Kinloch Rannoch. Image: Elizabeth Yule Coaches/Facebook.
A person pushes their car in the snow on the A9 in Dalnaspidal. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson
Storm Gerrit in Fife
Wullie the painter was working in a property in Cash Feus, Strathmiglo, that flooded as a result of Storm Gerrit. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
Flooding in Bankwell Crescent, Strathmiglo. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
A stored caravan was caught up in the flooding at Strathmiglo. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
A children’s garden home is washed down the river in Strathmiglo. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
A property in Cash Feus that was almost completed after a full refurbishment is now underwater in Strathmiglo. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
Aerial shots of the flooding in Cupar. Image: Bruce C Russell
Several streets flooded during the storm. Image: Bruce C Russell.
Drone image capturing the extent of the flooding around Ali’s Discount Superstore. Image: Bruce C Russell
Residents are evacuated from Kinloss Park, Cupar. Image: Supplied
Roads in Cupar were under several inches of water. Image: Liana Steven
Flooding in Cupar next to Back Lebanon. Image: Dean Banks
Christmas decorations floating down the street in Cupar. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
Homes and businesses flooded amid the heavy rain. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
The burn overran during the heavy rain. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
Residents wade through the water in Cupar. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
Clean up begins in Cupar. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Floodwater races through the town. Image: Steve Brown/DC Thomson
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Storm Gerrit in Tayside and Fife: Pictures and video reveal destruction
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