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A heroic canoeist rescued people stuck in floodwater as treacherous weather battered West Dunbartonshire.

The man came to the rescue after vehicles became deluged under a bridge on the A82 in Old Kilpatrick on Friday night.

A stricken woman who was left stranded sat on the roof of her car after it became almost completely submerged in water.

A passing family came to her aid but also became stuck until the quick-thinking canoeist came to their mercy.

Heavy rain and strong winds swept through Scotland over the weekend leaving vehicles, roads and fields submerged.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency originally had more than 40 flood warnings in place, with new warnings for snow starting yesterday (Monday) as the Lennox Herald went to press.

The adverse weather caused travel problems across the area, with heavy rain on Friday causing hazardous driving conditions.

Roads leading to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley were affected by flooding, with an ambulance getting stuck near to the hospital.

There were hazardous driving conditions, including on the A82 and A811, which was closed at Drymen bridge on Saturday due to floodwater.

Sweeney’s Cruises in Balloch were forced to cancel their boat trips over the weekend, as well as on Monday, due to the weather.

They posted on Facebook: “So the Lochs got a little over excited with all this rain and we’re now under

water.

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“All cruises for this weekend and Monday at least will have to be cancelled.

“If you’ve booked this weekend and we haven’t been able to contact you please be assured that we’ll be issuing full refunds or rescheduling your bookings, if you can make another time.

“In the meantime it’s a good excuse to get cosy inside somewhere.”

High winds also caused havoc with a rogue trampoline finding its way in Levengrove Park on Saturday.

And in Helensburgh, a road was closed behind Tesco by police due to falling slates.

Following a weekend of disruption, a new yellow weather warning for snow was issued for the majority of Scotland yesterday (Monday), including West Dunbartonshire up to 10pm.

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The Met Office said up to two inches of rain were expected on Monday along with low-level snow and winds gusting up to 70mph.

Police Scotland also issued a travel warning saying that conditions for travel may be hazardous and extra caution should be exercised.

West Dunbartonshire Council had gritting teams on standby saying they would be out treating priority routes where required.

Forecasters have predicted that it will be the wettest February across the UK for 89 years.

A total of almost six inches of rain – more than double the average – has fallen this month in Scotland, Met Office figures show.

Today’s forecast (Tuesday) in Dumbarton is for light rain changing to sleet by late morning with a high of four degrees.

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