Storm Ali: Devastation in pictures

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.

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Here are some pictures reflecting the havoc the high winds have left in their wake.

This 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

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

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

Another 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

Visitors 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

Rural 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