Hamilton school St Ninian's damaged by Storm Isha with campus forced to close for roof repairs

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A Hamilton school campus was closed due to storm damage and hundreds of fallen trees are being cleared across Lanarkshire in the aftermath of Storm Isha – with the next weather system already on its way.St Ninian’s Primary in Hillhouse and the adjoining Whithorn support base for pupils with additional support needs were closed on Tuesday for roof repairs following the impact of the high winds.The Met Office confirmed that the Lanarkshire weather monitoring station at Salsburgh recorded the highest wind speed in Scotland during Sunday night’s storm with a gust registering 84 miles per hour.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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