13 February 2014 Last updated at 09:41
A radar image of the snow and wintry showers affecting parts of counties Tyrone and Londonderry on Thursday morning
NI weather: Drivers battle through snow and ice
A radar image of the snow and wintry showers affecting parts of counties Tyrone and Londonderry on Thursday morning
Snow and ice in western and northern parts of Northern Ireland are making driving conditions difficult for a second consecutive day.
Ulsterbus services between Clogher and Omagh, County Tyrone, are cancelled.
In County Down, the A2 coastal road between Warrenpoint and Rostrever is to stay shut for at least three days after it partially collapsed on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, NIE is sending 70 staff to the Republic of Ireland to help repair its storm-damaged electricity network.
Fallen trees
The staff are a mixture of NIE line engineers and tree cutters who will travel across the border on Thursday to assist Electricity Supply Board (ESB) crews.
In the west of Northern Ireland, the BBC is receiving reports of drivers struggling through snow on the A32 between Omagh and Enniskillen, with some being forced to turn back because of the conditions.
Snow and ice are also causing problems on many roads between Coleraine and Maghera in County Londonderry.
Ashtree Hill in Tandragee, County Armagh, and Mullafernahan Road in Dromore, County Down, remain blocked by fallen trees after overnight storms.
The latest travel and weather updates are available on Twitter via BBCNI Travel and BBC NI Weather.
At one point on Wednesday night, 1,500 customers were without electricity in parts of County Down, as winds reached 80mph.
However, an NIE spokewoman said its network was now operating as normal.
About 200,000 electricity customers in the Republic of Ireland lost their power supply overnight due to very strong winds.
Gusts of 100mph (160kmh) were recorded at Shannon Airport, which was closed for a short time at the height of the storm.
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