BUILDINGS in Inverclyde have suffered damage this morning as Storm Babet arrived on Scotland's west coast.
The Met Office is predicting gusts of up to 49mph this morning, with the windy conditions set to improve as the day progresses.
Police were seen setting up a cordon on Dalrymple Street this morning due to an 'unsafe building'.
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It is understood a panel of glass fell from a window at Emporium Outlet onto the pavement below earlier today.
Elsewhere, Lifestyle Express on East Crawford Street has sustained damage to its shopfront.
Images show the store's sign lying on the pavement below.
A yellow weather warning for rain is now in place until 6am on Saturday, with Storm Babet expected to bring 'a period of very wet weather' to Inverclyde.
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