Residents faced horrendous weather as Courier Country was lashed by wind and rain on Monday but there should be respite for tonight’s Hogmanay celebrations.
Perthshire was particularly badly affected, with flooding causing diversions and delays.
Firefighters were called to the foot of Necessity Brae in Perth after water began cascading down the hill and on to the road.
It meant motorists, including staff from Aviva at Pitheavlis, were required to turn around and head for Forteviot and Bridge of Earn if they wanted to go into Perth.
Alternatively they could head towards Dunning and join the A9 before turning back towards Perth.
In a separate incident, a car carrying two pensioners flipped on the A90 during the atrocious conditions, resulting in one of them being taken to hospital.
Fire crews used hydraulic cutting gear to free one of them from the vehicle while the other was outside the vehicle when they arrived.
The injuries are not thought to be life-threatening but the pensioner was taken by ambulance to Ninewells.
Central Scotland was also hit by the storms, with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) putting a flood alert in force.
Areas near the river in both Callander and Bridge of Allan suffered flooding.
Meanwhile, Tayside, Central and Fife were all issued with yellow “be aware” warnings for rain, while Sepa also issued a flood alert for Dundee and Angus.
Flooding led to disruption on the rail network and closures on roads including the A74(M), the A76 and the M77.
Motorists also battled horrendous conditions on the A9 in Stirling throughout the morning, with surface water and spray making driving particularly hazardous.
The worst of the rain is expected to pass by this morning but Met Office forecasters warned of winds close to gale force striking Tayside on New Year’s Day.
Elsewhere in Scotland, torrential rain caused widespread flooding in Dumfries and Galloway and parts of Ayrshire.
Homes were flooded in New Cumnock, in East Ayrshire, and 14 people had to be evacuated.
There was a glimmer of festive cheer for revellers in Scotland, however, as forecasters said there was only a very small chance of showers during the country’s Hogmanay celebrations.
“For the evening of New Year’s Eve, the driest in the UK will be across Scotland,” Helen Chivers of the Met Office said.