Following Storm Dennis, the level of the River Ock is at its highest level for several years. Data from https://riverlevels.uk/ock-abingdon-on-thames-abingdon-ock shows the last time it was this high, and higher, was 2014.

Water was spilling onto the lower road at Tesco today but not flooding much of the car park.

Property flooding is not currently expected. Although water has got close to some of the gardens on the Ladygrove Estate.

The Ladygrove Meadow Play Area is under water during half term week,

together with the exercise machines on the trim trail.

Flooding of low-lying land, and footpaths is expected to continue with river levels remaining high over the coming days.

The Environment Agency requests people to remain safe and aware of your local surroundings and avoid contact with flood water.

Meanwhile tree surgeons and roofers have been kept busy around Abingdon. The wind was not as strong as Storm Ciara (one week before), but there was a lot more rain.

This weekend Storm Dennis brought a lot of rain and some fairly strong winds. Another tree was coming down on the Ock Valley Walk as the ground softened and the winds blew.

There was a crash along Ock Street. The police and recovery vehicles were sorting it out at around 4 pm today.

There was damage to two cars, the windows of Sydenhams, and the pillar that helps holds up the upper storey above Sydenhams.

Storm Ciara was blowing today. There was a loud bang early on. Our first thought was that something had come crashing down from the roof.

But the bang was caused by Didcot ‘A’ Power Station chimney being demolished. The view down the River Thames from Abingdon has changed as a result.

The wind brought down some trees and branches. One tree had fallen between Trinity Church and the Abingdon School sports grounds. Fortunately the wind was from the South West and the tree fell onto open ground. Another tree on Bostock Road fell not onto cars or across the road but along the footpath and grass verge.

There was a tree and lots of branches down in the Albert Park.

A tree had come down over the River Ock along the Ock Valley Path.

A poplar in the Abbey Meadow had shattered.

A tree over the other side of the River Thames was split apart.

There was also a very heavy rain shower during the afternoon that lasted a few minutes before easing off.

That was followed by sunshine and a Rainbow (seen here over Abingdon Vale Cricket Club ground).