Storm Eleanor batters Britain and Ireland – our favourite 21 tweets

Storm Eleanor has battered Britain and Ireland bringing with it 100mph winds, power cuts, flying trampolines and very fast moving wheelie bins.

Here are our 21 favourite tweets from the front line.

1.

https://twitter.com/adore_myles/status/948404035261992960

2.

https://twitter.com/invisibleman_17/status/948285488238034944

3.

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

— keith collins (@keitho87c) January 2, 2018

4.

https://twitter.com/areyousure75/status/948375890584592384

5.

Salthill, Galway right now. Yer man in the Mini. pic.twitter.com/Pvup1ypvoN @GalwayLatinQtr

— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) January 2, 2018

6.

#StormEleanor thought the corgi was being a wuss by not going outside for his pre bedtime piss but just saw a wheelie bin soaring down the road like lighting mcqueen on amphetamines

— jazz (@vejazzles420) January 3, 2018

7.

https://twitter.com/mansnotblocked/status/948403723033866241

8.

https://twitter.com/PendingPogba/status/948393706486468608

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10.

Thanks for the zero sleep #stormeleanor pic.twitter.com/EhiY9suqLa

— Grae (@iamgrae) January 3, 2018

11.

A whole nation worries about the whereabouts of their wheelie bins. #StormEleanor pic.twitter.com/IveglIgxVs

— AitchTea (@AitchTeaDrinker) January 3, 2018