
Storm Ophelia is battering the UK and Ireland with gusts of up to 80mph.
The storm, which was previously classified as a hurricane as it made its way across the Atlantic, comes exactly 30 years after the Great Storm of 1987 killed 18 people.
Here are some pictures from affected areas:
A fallen tree and football amid the sandbags in Clontarf, Dublin where the Wooden Bridge was closed as #Ophelia hit pic.twitter.com/RdBXd6SmF7
— Aine Fox (@aine_fox) October 16, 2017




Ex-Hurricane #Ophelia claims the life of a #Nikon D4 camera in Penzance. RIP ???????????? pic.twitter.com/dmAAACBNZv
— Ben Birchall (@BenBirchallUK) October 16, 2017




Donaghadee harbour right now. Bracing. pic.twitter.com/Kn74BeHoOi
— David Young (@DavidYoungPA) October 16, 2017




One man and his dog out for a walk as winds picked up this afternoon in Clontarf, Dublin #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/mGkjuLRgrz
— Aine Fox (@aine_fox) October 16, 2017


