As winds reached a staggering 155 km/h last night, Storm Eleanor caused havoc throughout the country.

And although the winds are decreasing - a status orange weather warning still remains in place for many counties until 2pm today. Last night over 57,000 homes were without power and today a staggering 27,000 homes continue to struggle as the ESB try to return power this morning. Many people took to Twitter sharing images and videos of the flooding and winds throughout the country last night. The hashtag "Storm Eleanor" began to trend and we have compiled some of the best tweets that show the storm at its peak of impact.

Water has cheated flood defences at the Spanish Arch...it's coming up through the ground. #StormEleanor #Galway #Gaillimh pic.twitter.com/MzMnH5h2WJ

— MICHAEL SCOTT ▲ (@mick_scott) January 2, 2018

Holy sugar. Galway in the grips of #StormEleanor.

This badass mini driver doesn't give a flip about your waves pic.twitter.com/eT3pQLvd2I — Paul O'Donoghue (@paulodonoghue93) January 2, 2018

Bantry town centre is badly flooded. High Tide is 5:45pm @SouthernStarIRL #StormEleanor pic.twitter.com/vpGoI7iIZf

— Glengarriff Woods NR (@GlengarriffWood) January 2, 2018

Not all hero’s wear capes ! @Deliveroo #StormEleanor #StormEleanor galway pic.twitter.com/CRhwVv6v5R

— keith collins (@keitho87c) January 2, 2018

Now THAT....is a high tide in Cork. Touching the road at St Patrick's Quay ...#12hourtweet #StormEleanor pic.twitter.com/bMxwVy5r1b

— Richard Jacob (@idahocafe) January 2, 2018

#Galway city centre has gone under. Avoid. #StormEleanor pic.twitter.com/Of0Xy2h0WS

— MICHAEL SCOTT ▲ (@mick_scott) January 2, 2018

Flooding ‘back the West’ in Galway City. #stormeleanor pic.twitter.com/4OBBF7Cb2e

— Enda Cunningham (@endacunningham) January 2, 2018

So, our door flew off #StormEleanor pic.twitter.com/N9lExVmECW

— Gemma Meredith (@TheRedOneBlog) January 3, 2018

#StormEleanor hitting #Limerick pic.twitter.com/Lm4Dd4tEfO

— Gurmukh Singh Neote (@gneote) January 2, 2018

Emergency services at scene of heavy flooding #Carndonagh #donegal #StormEleanor #roads blocked #inishowen pic.twitter.com/i7VbTpp1N0

— Jimmy Stafford (@JimmystaffordDJ) January 2, 2018

Be careful out there!