Tayside and Fife appeared to escape the worst of the horrendous weather experienced throughout much of Britain on Thursday.
Northern England was hit by torrential rain, but most of it then passed further to the east and fell out over the North Sea.
Forecasters are still predicting a miserable weekend for most parts of Courier country, but it will be reduced to showery spells by Sunday.
The severe weather earlier in the day saw Scotland’s main rail links with England cut off last night.
One Broughty Ferry man had to endure a ”nightmare” eight-hour journey from Manchester, which would normally take half the time.
Alastair Bennett and a work colleague left Manchester Piccadilly station at 4.10pm but were not due to get back to Dundee until after midnight.
They were told at Preston that there had been a landslip and they could either get off there or carry on to Lancaster where there would be alternative transport laid on.
Mr Bennett said: ”People have been very patient, though it’s nobody’s fault. But it’s been an absolute nightmare.
”There’s not really been an opportunity to eat since we got on the first train and I doubt if there will be a buffet car because it’s an extra train they put on. I think it’ll be after midnight before we get home.”
Two major events in Perthshire are still planned to go ahead this weekend despite the incessant rainfall and weather forecast.
The Scottish Game Fair begins today, while the 24-hour Alliance Trust Cateran Yomp starts early on Saturday, with more than 400 people signed up.
An amber flood alert was issued on Thursday via the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), with several areas of Perth and Kinross included.
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