Rangers appear to have joined the list of SPFL clubs to have suffered serious damage caused by Storm Eowyn.
In a video circulating on social media, it shows large chunks of the roofing of the Bill Struth Main Stand hanging off with big holes starting to appear as the country continues to be battered during the rare red weather warning.
The damage has began to worry supporters, with one saying: “Let’s hope there’s no more damage at Ibrox.” Another added: “The state of the area around the stadium is shocking. Potholes all round the back of the Sandy Jardine stand with spray paint round them for well over a year. Now we have a proper structure in place, hopefully Ibrox gets spruced up in the close season.”
This comes as the country has been battered with 100mph winds caused by Storm Eowyn following rare red weather warnings and a danger to life notice being issued. More than 35,000 homes in Scotland have been left without power and considerable damage expected across the country.
Rangers are due to play Dundee United at Tannadice on Sunday, with much of the football card due to take place tomorrow once the worst of the weather passes – but a lot could come down to the lasting effects of Storm Éowyn in the next couple of hours with the worst of the warning until 5pm.
This follows an image that emerged online earlier showing the ‘Cowshed’ stand at Greenock Morton with considerable damage. The picture showed massive portions of the roofing completely torn off.
This comes as Central, Tayside & Fife, south west Scotland, Lothian Borders (including Edinburgh) and Strathclyde (including Glasgow) were the areas first covered by the most severe warning the Met Office can issue. However, the warning, in place until 5pm today, now covers as far south as Lockerbie on the south-west of Scotland.
A gust of 100mph was recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire early on Friday afternoon – the strongest gust so far in the UK during Storm Eowyn, according to the Met Office.
Hundreds of thousands of school pupils will be at home today as nurseries and schools shut over safety issues. While all ScotRail trains have been cancelled today due to the high winds, rain and heavy snow set to batter large parts of the country.
Earlier today a blackout caused by Storm Eowyn badly struck Dumfries and Galloway as 11,000 Scots homes lost power. This followed a previous power outage in the area as well as Ayrshire, East Lothian, Falkirk and the Scottish Borders.
A yellow snow warning also came into force at 6am on Friday morning for Grampian, Tayside and the Highlands. It will last until 11.59pm.
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