There was not only a lot of rain last night, there was also a strong wind. All sorts of things were blown down.

A lot of branches had been torn from trees in the Abbey Meadows. Trees and fences came down in other parts of Abingdon.

My mind went back to October 1987, the night of the big storm. That was the time when Michael Fish on the BBC weather said “Apparently a woman rang the BBC to say there is a hurricane on the way. Don’t worry! There isn’t...”  
There was devastation the morning after.