Angus finally woke to blue skies but also a string of school closures and an emerging picture of the chaos left by the floods.
After a night which brought major problems for drivers on the main A90 Dundee to Aberdeen dual carriageway as well as roads across the district – particularly in the Brechin, Forfar and Kirriemuir areas – seven local primaries stayed closed on Friday.
The affected schools were Airlie, Eassie, Inverarity, Isla, Lethnot, Stracathro and Tarfside. Tannadice primary was only open to pupils who did not require school transport.
The continuing closure of the east coast rail line meant Angus commuters faced further problems.
Although a number of roads remained closed, the state of a number of badly affected routes improved dramatically overnight as the rain stopped and the floodwaters subsided.
Almost 20 routes were closed and a number of others deemed passable only with care.
The closures included the A935 at Brechin Castle Centre, Forfar’s Craig O’Loch Road, the B957 at Justinhaugh as well as minor routes in the Sidlaws and around Edzell.
The disappearance of the rain clouds was followed by forecast plummeting temperatures and gritters were out on the roads of Angus.
As flood affected communities await the full extent of the devastation to be revealed, Angus councillor David May has praised the emergency services and local authority response to Storm Frank and the subsequent flooding events.
“I have spoken to some of the residents in areas such as Craigo and Logie about the flooding and how it has affected them, their neighbours and their business,” he said.
“The residents told me they have the highest possible regard for the emergency services and the council and all the help they have been given.
“The residents have clearly also been doing everything possible themselves and thanks are also due to local farmers who have also been first class in their efforts to lessen the impact of the flooding.”