The storm was previously classified as a hurricane as it made its way across the Atlantic.
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A woman braces as waves crash on the sea wall at Penzanze, Cornwall
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 branch on James Larkin Road, Dublin (Caroline Quinn/PA)
A family walking on pier wall during storm Ophelia on East Pier in Howth, Dublin (Caroline Quinn/PA)
Choppy waters of the River Liffey in front of the Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin (Caroline Quinn/PA)
A man struggles to walk in strong winds in Cornwall (Ben Birchall/PA)
A man struggles to stand up in strong winds in Cornwall (Ben Birchall/PA)
A man shelters from the waves and high wind at Lahinch in County Clare on the West Coast of Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)
People battle the waves and high wind at Lahinch in County Clare on the West Coast of Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)
A woman walks past waves crashing on the sea wall at Penzanze, Cornwall (Ben Birchall/PA)
Waves break on the sea wall at Penzanze, Cornwall (Ben Birchall/PA)
Waves break on Longships lighthouse off the coast of Lands End, Cornwall (Ben Birchall/PA)
Staff from the Northern Ireland Road Service close the Peace Bridge in Londonderry (Siobhan Fenton/PA)
Waves break around the church in the harbour at Porthleven, Cornwall (Ben Birchall/PA)
People on the pier wall during storm Ophelia on East Pier in Howth, Dublin (Caroline Quinn/PA)
Members of the public take photographs of waves crashing on the sea wall at Penzanze (Ben Birchall/PA)
Saltcoats on the west coast of Scotland (John Linton/PA)
Road closure at the Wooden Bridge to North Bull Island, Clontarf, Dublin (Caroline Quinn/PA)
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