Two families were evacuated from their Clydebank homes after scaffolding plunged into their roofs.

After receiving an alarm just after 7am, firefighters evacuated two families in Hillend Crescent, Duntocher, after scaffolding came through the roof in the heavy winds.

The area was cordoned off by police and local authority building control was contacted to ensure the property was stable.

The incident happened as wind and rain battered the town this morning as Storm Gertrude makes her mark on Scotland.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Assistant Chief Officer, Lewis Ramsay, Director of Response and Resilience said the service would continue to help wherever needed.

He said: “Our crews are here to respond to the needs of our local communities and provide the highest level of emergency response.  

“Firefighters are working with partner agencies to resolve incidents as quickly as possible and are fully committed to protect our communities and work to ensure their safety during this period of difficult weather.  We will continue to respond wherever we are needed.

“In this type of weather I would urge people to follow advice issued by Floodline Scotland, our Police Scotland colleagues and by Transport Scotland, which will help them stay safe and also avoid running into difficulty on the roads.”

At 10am, the Amber weather warning ended but the weather is thought to be wet and windy until 12 noon.

Across the region there has been disruption, with trees felled by the wind and schools closed in other areas.

Parents had become confused if schools across Clydebank were closed or not, causing the council to post a statement clarifying the situation.

A spokeswoman said: "The council would like to remind parents that they should always assume their child’s school will be open during bad weather unless informed otherwise.

"In the event that any school was forced to close as a result of difficult weather conditions then the Council would immediately update that information on this page and our website.

"We do not post messages stating schools are open as this would lead to concerns from parents on those days when this message did not appear.

"Widespread school closures due to extreme weather in West Dunbartonshire are extremely rare and have only happened on one occasion in the past 5 years."

Trains through West Dunbartonshire faced cancellations, mostly the Clydebank to Helensburgh service.

A council spokeswoman added: "There'll be surface water on the roads and possible debris due to high winds, and traffic will be moving slower. Our teams will be monitoring conditions closely, but please be careful out there!"