In pictures: Storm Eleanor hits the UK

Storm Eleanor caused power cuts, travel disruption and flooding across the UK and Ireland.

Parts of Wales received a yellow warning from the Met Office, as Capel Curig in Conwy County was hit with 79mph (127km/h) gusts. Aberystwyth, above, saw high waves on its coastline.

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In Portreath, Cornwall, a section of the harbour wall was damaged by strong gusts of wind.

The west of England also got a battering, with areas like Clevedon, above, Bristol, Weston-super-Mare and Portishead all at risk of flooding.

Ahead of the storm, the public was warned of the possibility of falling debris. This picture was sent in of a car hit by masonry in the high winds in Marylebone, London.

Falling debris also hit this car in Gateshead. Reader Tyler Jewers sent in the picture of the damage to his car.

This photograph of huge waves in Alderney, the Channel Isles, was sent in by Jane Robinson.

A vintage car in Finsbury Park, north London, had a narrow escape, but this house in Margate, Kent, was damaged by the high winds of Storm Eleanor.

Falling debris in Patchway, near Bristol, broke the windows of one resident's home.

There were a number of trampolines spotted in unexpected places after the strong winds, such as this one photographed in Leeds.

A kite surfer took advantage of the windy weather in Troon, Ayrshire.

In New Brighton, Merseyside, waves crashed along the seaside resort.

Drivers risked treacherous conditions on the seaside in New Brighton.

The winds of Storm Eleanor, which reached 100mph (161km/h) in some areas of the UK, whipped up the sea enough to produce a large covering of sea foam in Blackpool.

The sea foam, high winds and wet conditions did not deter this jogger in Blackpool.