THE EASTERN bypass is closed in both directions because of 'strong winds'. 

UPDATE: The road has now reopened 

According to our live feed, traffic is moving slowly on the A4142 from Aldi to the A40 North Way (Headington Roundabout).

Oxford Mail: The incident has been marked as 'high medium severity'The incident has been marked as 'high medium severity'

The road was closed at 10.30am. 

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It comes after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind in the county yesterday, with the alert in place until 3pm today.

In one area of Oxford, strong winds caused the roof of a block of flats to be lifted off.

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