A major road remains closed after a large tree collapsed onto the surface, blocking all traffic from using the route.

Long Toll close to Woodcote in South Oxfordshire is currently blocked off because the tree has fallen right across the full width of the road.

The tree is believed to have been toppled by the strong gusts that continued from Saturday through to Sunday, April 5.

Meanwhile, Abingdon’s Easter festivities planned for the town centre were also abandoned on Saturday afternoon, April 4 because of the fierce wind conditions.

Parts of England have been issued with either yellow or amber meteorological warnings due to Storm Dave, although Oxfordshire is not currently under any such alert.

The Met Office reported that overnight wind speeds peaked at 93mph in Capel Curig in North Wales, while gusts of 75mph were recorded in West Yorkshire and Cumbria, and a measurement of 73mph was observed in Aberdeenshire.

Met Office representative Marco Petagna stated that the winds eased somewhat more quickly than expected across Scotland, northern England and Wales.

The storm system is departing and the warnings are subsiding ahead of schedule, which meant the yellow alerts were no longer warranted.

Before the serious amber weather warning was lifted, the Met Office had forecast powerful gale-force conditions for central and northern areas of the country overnight and into Sunday.

The Energy Networks Association, which speaks for electricity network companies, announced on Saturday that the storm could affect local power infrastructure, creating the potential for supply disruptions and fallen cables.

Network operators are increasing their operational teams and pre-positioning reserve equipment in regions expected to be most severely affected, so resources can be mobilised if necessary.