Storm Ali: Devastation in pictures

PacemakerA car was almost hidden under a fallen tree in Townsend Street, west Belfast
With gusts reaching an eye watering 91 mph in County Down, Storm Ali has been tearing across Northern Ireland from west to east.
Here are some pictures reflecting the havoc the high winds have left in their wake.

PacemakerThis huge tree was no match for Storm Ali in Belfast
Ali is no respecter of history, bringing a tree down on St Augustine's church on Derry's Walls
A road sign toppled near Harland and Wolff, but Belfast's giants Samson and Goliath stood firm
Ali blew roof tiles onto the street outside Arlene Foster's office in Enniskillen

PacemakerBelfast City Council closed all its parks and open spaces on Wednesday for safety reasons

PacemakerA driver was taken to hospital after a tree fell on an oil tanker off Belfast's Lisburn Road

Michael Cullen Dungannon HeraldAnother lorry badly damaged by a falling tree - this time in Dungannon, County Tyrone
A fallen electricity cable stopped traffic on the M1
It caused huge tailbacks for Belfast-bound commuters on Wednesday morning

Justin KernoghanVisitors to Titanic Belfast had to enter via the underground car park after winds smashed the front doors
Oakwood Primary in Dunmurry near Belfast lost part of its fence after a visit from Storm Ali

Fermanagh TrustRural Fermanagh felt the wrath of Ali early on - this tree blocked the Roslea to Monaghan Road
The fencing on this Belfast building site is going nowhere, courtesy of a very large digger
By early evening, the storm clouds over Enniskillen had cleared