Police Scotland said officers had responded to about 1,500 incidents related to the storm by 18:00.
Officers were also called out when a 49-year-old man was discovered unresponsive on a street in Irvine, North Ayrshire, and died, but the incident was not thought to be weather-related.
The Scottish government’s resilience room met to assess the situation at 13:30 on Friday.
Afterwards First Minister John Swinney said utility companies were working at pace to restore power as quickly as possible.
But he said there had been “too many lorries on the road” and urged HGV drivers to heed police warnings not to travel.
Following a further meeting on Friday evening, the first minister said work was ongoing to recover “but it needs to be safe to restore power supplies and transport services”.
He added: “Please continue to follow advice and stay safe.”
A gust of 100.7mph was officially recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire while another of gust of 102mph was reported on the Tay Road Bridge.
People were urged against leaving their homes due to danger from flying debris, coastal overtopping, falling trees and damage to buildings.
Transport Scotland said the M9 had to be closed in both directions between J8 and 9 due to multiple fallen trees.
