The county escaped mainly unscathed after a night a bad weather, including heavy winds and driving rain.

A fallen tree in Arnold's Way Cumnor, Oxford, was one of the few incidents.

Southern Electric had no reports of any power cuts in the county. A spokesman said power-lines had stood up well to the conditions.

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