Trunks and branches snap, and fallen trees block roads. Your pictures show the aftermath of last night’s storm in Hornchurch.
Click on the gallery above to see pictures of the damage in Langtons Gardens, Billet Lane and Macdonald Avenue, among other places.
Send your photos in to us at ramzy.alwakeel@archant.co.uk, or tweet them: @romfordrecorder.
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