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Storm Ali: Devastation in pictures

News imagePacemaker A car was almost hidden under a fallen tree in Townsend Street, west BelfastPacemaker
A 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.

News imagePacemaker This huge tree was no match for AliPacemaker
This huge tree was no match for Storm Ali in Belfast
News imageTree that has smashed a fence
Ali is no respecter of history, bringing a tree down on St Augustine's church on Derry's Walls
News imageA road sign toppled near Harland and Wolff but Belfast's giants Samson and Goliath stood firm
A road sign toppled near Harland and Wolff, but Belfast's giants Samson and Goliath stood firm
News imageAli blew roof tiles off onto the street outside Arlene Foster's office in Enniskillen
Ali blew roof tiles onto the street outside Arlene Foster's office in Enniskillen
News imagePacemaker Locked gates at Botanic GardensPacemaker
Belfast City Council closed all its parks and open spaces on Wednesday for safety reasons
News imagePacemaker A tree fell on an oil tanker off Belfast's Lisburn RoadPacemaker
A driver was taken to hospital after a tree fell on an oil tanker off Belfast's Lisburn Road
News imageMichael Cullen Dungannon Herald Lorry hit by a treeMichael Cullen Dungannon Herald
Another lorry badly damaged by a falling tree - this time in Dungannon, County Tyrone
News imageA fallen cable stopped traffic on the M1
A fallen electricity cable stopped traffic on the M1
News imageTraffic jam on the M!
It caused huge tailbacks for Belfast-bound commuters on Wednesday morning
News imageJustin Kernoghan Smashed glass doorsJustin Kernoghan
Visitors to Titanic Belfast had to enter via the underground car park after winds smashed the front doors
News imageFallen tree
Oakwood Primary in Dunmurry near Belfast lost part of its fence after a visit from Storm Ali
News imageFermanagh Trust Tree blocking roadFermanagh Trust
Rural Fermanagh felt the wrath of Ali early on - this tree blocked the Roslea to Monaghan Road
News imageDigger holding down metal fence
The fencing on this Belfast building site is going nowhere, courtesy of a very large digger
News imageRainbow over Enniskillen
By early evening, the storm clouds over Enniskillen had cleared