THESE photos shared by businesses and residents show the power of Mother Nature and wind and rain in full. 

A clean-up operation is underway across Conwy and Denbighshire today in the wake of Storm Pierrick; a weather warning was in force from 1am on Tuesday, April 9 until 3pm.

Lawton and Lauriston Court Hotel Llandudno shared these jaw-dropping images of water water everywhere and the sea crashing over the shelters on Llandudno Promenade at North Shore beach. 

North Wales Pioneer: An amazing capture: Sea crashes around the beach shelterAn amazing capture: Sea crashes around the beach shelter (Image: Lawton & Lauriston Court Hotel Llandudno)
North Wales Pioneer: Just wowJust wow (Image: Lawton & Lauriston Court Hotel Llandudno)
They also shared this outstanding image of a seagull quickly escaping crashing waves.

North Wales Pioneer: A seagull makes a quick escapeA seagull makes a quick escape (Image: Lawton & Lauriston Court Hotel Llandudno)
Arwel captured these incredible images of the raging sea at Prestatyn beachfront.

North Wales Pioneer: A very stormy sea in PrestatynA very stormy sea in Prestatyn (Image: Arwel Luke (Permission granted))
North Wales Pioneer: The raging waves crash over the rails in Prestatyn.The raging waves crash over the rails in Prestatyn. (Image: Arwel Luke)
A resident, who asked not to be named, shared this fantastic image of huge waves and plumes of spray in Llanfairfechan.

They said at the time: "We have just drove past it's completely flooded now including the café on the front."

North Wales Pioneer: Massive waves in LlanfairfechanMassive waves in Llanfairfechan (Image: Submitted by reader)

Jilly Adamson, a member of the Rhyl Journal Camera Club, shared these spectacular images taken in Rhyl.

She said: "It was quite exhilarating at the seafront today."

North Wales Pioneer: The rough sea in Rhyl. SC2 and the sky tower can be seen in the distanceThe rough sea in Rhyl. SC2 and the sky tower can be seen in the distance (Image: Jilly Adamson)

Alan Hunter shared this video of the waves in Pensarn.

Whilst Stefan Savu took these photos during a bike ride. He captured a very high tide in Conwy, a flooded footpath and saw flooded near Ysgol Aberconwy.

North Wales Pioneer: A very high tide captured in ConwyA very high tide captured in Conwy (Image: Stefan Savu)
North Wales Pioneer: Flooded footpath in ConwyFlooded footpath in Conwy (Image: Stefan Savu)