Storm Malik hit Edinburgh in the early morning with wind speeds up to 60 miles per hour.
On Friday morning, a yellow weather warning was issued to Scotland with Edinburgh and Lothians included.
By the evening, the Met Office upgraded the weather warning to amber for the east coast for Saturday January 29.
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This meant that Edinburgh locals were warned that the high speed winds could be cause severe disruptions to plans.
But does an amber weather warning actually mean and how worried should we be?
You can find all of the latest disruption from Storm Malik on our LIVE blog here.
According to the Met Office, an amber weather warning means: "There is an increased likelihood of impacts from severe weather, which could potentially disrupt your plans. This means there is the possibility of travel delays, road and rail closures, power cuts and the potential risk to life and property.
"You should think about changing your plans and taking action to protect yourself and your property. You may want to consider the impact of the weather on your family and your community and whether there is anything you need to do ahead of the severe weather to minimise the impact."
This can be from heavy snow, rain or wind.
As for today, Saturday January 29, the weather forecasters warn that Storm Malik will bring a period of very strong winds and disruption across eastern Scotland and northeast England.
What to expect
- Road, rail, air and ferry services are likely to be affected, leading to longer journey times and some cancellations
- Some roads and bridges likely to close.
- There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage.
- Probably some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs.
- Injuries and danger to life could occur from flying debris as well as from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.
You can find all of the latest disruption from Storm Malik on our LIVE blog here.
Already there have been reports of fallen trees around Edinburgh and cars have been damaged by a wall collapsing.
Commuters are urged to check their journeys after Scotrail have cancelled 200 services across Scotland.
Have you been affected Storm Malik? Let us know in the comments.
