Cars were stranded in water and the A34 was closed in both directions as flooding caused more havoc across the county over the weekend.
The Met Office had issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain from 3pm on Saturday into Sunday morning and parts of the county woke up to soggy scenes.
Motorists encountered challenging driving conditions on the A34 near Abingdon on Sunday morning with reports of cars aquaplaning.
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A crash took place at around 8.30am as the key route was closed in both directions between Marcham Interchange and Hinksey Hill.
This was later reduced to one lane closure in both directions as specialist teams were called to clear floodwater from the carriageway.
National Highways confirmed the road fully reopened at around 2pm.
There was also slow traffic due to flooding on the A4074 between Nuneham Courtenay and Oxford.
The AA said this was made worse by people avoiding the A34.
Emergency services had to be alert to other incidents.
This included firefighters from Bicester Fire Station, Buckingham Fire Station and Kidlington Fire Station responding to calls of a person trapped in a vehicle stranded in flood water in the Marsh Gibbon area just across the border at around 6.30am on Sunday.
Firefighters wearing dry suits were quickly able to enter the water to rescue the male from the vehicle, as well as collecting his belongings.
A statement from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service on Sunday morning said: "Please take care when driving, especially in rural areas across the county where flooding is expected.
"If you have any doubts that your vehicle cannot make it through water, do not proceed. If you get stranded in your vehicle within flood water, turn off your engine, stay calm and call 999."
Banbury and Bicester North to London were running at reduced speeds on Sunday afternoon as a result of flooding.
Railway services were also affected with Chiltern Railways announcing trains fromAbingdon was among the areas of the county affected by flooding prompting concerns from district councillor Andy Foulsham of the Abingdon Dumore ward.
Mr Foulsham said: "Worrying to see flooding in Farm Road again this morning, with reports of problems in Sellwood Road too.
"I've been to check on the containment ponds across on Tilsley Park and risk areas across Dunmore. I've already been on to councillor colleagues and to Thames Water."
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A statement from Oxfordshire County Council said: "A large amount of rain has fallen overnight and we are likely to see rising numbers of flood alerts and flood warnings with river levels having already been high."
Bus services across the county were diverted, while hundreds of homes across Oxford and Didcot were left without power.
An Oxfordshire Women's Cup double header played at Oxford City's ground in Marsh Lane, Marston, was abandoned due to a power cut on Sunday evening.
It comes as large parts of Oxfordshire have already been submerged by flooding this year prompting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to visit the Environment Agency and homes in Osney Island in Oxford on January 7.
A group of homeowners subsequently penned a letter to Mr Sunak calling for better flood defences to be installed in the city following the devastation that followed Storm Henk.
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