Thunderstorms and torrential downpours have led to power cuts and flash flooding across Scotland just a day after the country basked in the highest temperatures of the year.

A house in Cove Bay on the outskirts of Aberdeen and Denny Old Parish church near Falkirk were both struck by lightning, while dozens of properties across the north east and Perthshire were hit by power cuts.

More than 100 homes were affected by the outages, and SSE engineers are working to restore power as soon as possible.

Flooding and surface water has affected streets and roads around the country, including Kilmarnock Road in Shawlands, Haggs Road in Pollokshaws and Kings Park, all Glasgow.

Large volumes of surface water forced the closure of the exit slip on the A8 at Eurocentral near Glasgow.

Roads near Denny Old Parish Church have been closed following the lightning strike shortly before 10am on Wednesday.

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said crews were checking the site for damage and a structural engineer from Falkirk Council is also at the scene.

A spokesman for the local authority said: "Denny Old Parish Church was struck by lightning this morning resulting in structural damage.

"In the interests of public safety the roads at Denny Cross have been closed until the damage can be fully assessed."

A spokesman for Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) said that engineers were doing everything they could to restore power to affected householders in in Tayside, Perthshire and the northeast.

Engineers have restored power supplies to more than 32,000 properties since the start of the storm.

SHEPD said that around 2.30pm, 1400 properties remained without electricity, but that it anticipated all customers would be connected by Wednesday evening.

Dale Cargill, director for customer operations at SHEPD, said: "We were prepared for the bad weather and our engineers have been working hard to repair customer supplies and they will remain in the worst hit areas to make sure any homes or businesses without power are restored at the earliest opportunity.

"If anybody has concerns for their own safety, or the welfare of their friends or family we would encourage them to contact us and we'll do everything we can to help them."

Members of the public should not approach damaged power lines, which may still be live, and if they see any damage they should phone SHEPD immediately on 0800 300 999.

Stirling City Centre was affected by flash flooding which closed a Stirling Council office on Wednesday.

A spokesperson said: "Due to the extreme wet weather Stirling experienced on Wednesday morning our Customer First office on Port Street was affected by flooding, and had to be closed to the public for the day to allow this to be rectified.

"We expect the office to re-open on Thursday, July 21 as normal and our staff are still available in the interim to help customers via e-mail and telephone."