Overview
- The Environment Agency lists 15 alerts within Oxfordshire, or 35 including nearby catchments, plus a flood warning on the River Dene at Walton north of Banbury.
- Alerts cover the Cherwell, Ray, Evenlode, Glyme, Windrush, Ock, Thames and Thame, with lower-lying land and some roads expected to see flooding.
- In neighbouring Berkshire, warnings have been issued for parts of the River Kennet at Calcot and Theale and for the River Thames from Shiplake to Wargrave and from Mapledurham to Sonning, with levels expected to stay high.
- The Environment Agency advises people to avoid low-lying footpaths, bridges and waterside roads and to stay clear of floodwater due to hidden hazards.
- Oxfordshire County Council has asked drivers to take extra care and sent out gritters overnight as a precaution, while Thames Water set out who to contact for highway, land drainage, river or sewer flooding.