Storm Katie wreaked havoc across Epsom and Mole Valley at the weekend, with felled trees causing chaos and confusion for residents looking to have a pleasant Easter.

Across the country about 100,000 homes were left without power, motorways closed and one man is feared dead after his kayak overturned in the River Wey in Guildford.

The storm hit in the early hours of Monday morning.

Fortunately no-one from our corner of Surrey has been reported injured or missing, but the storm – with winds reaching up to 70mph – still left its mark.

Monday morning commuters spotted felled trees in Hook Road and Tattenham Grove, in Epsom, as well as on the Leatherhead bypass.

Epsom resident and TV producer David Waddell noticed a large tree sprawled across some hedges just before 6.30am on Monday, while amateur photographer Steve Brand snapped a large tree blocking one half of the Leatherhead bypass just before 8am.

Mr Waddell, of Kendor Avenue, Epsom, said he also saw fences and fence panels blown down on Easter Monday.

He said: “I cycled past it on my way to work on Easter Monday morning when the storm was still in full swing.

“The tree was on the side of Hook Road, fallen from the side of one garden all the way across a neighbour’s garden.

“It was also reaching into the street a bit.”

Mr Brand said the disruption he witnessed could have been worse, but there were relatively few cars on the roads at the time.

He said: “The tree across the Leatherhead bypass was blocking the two lanes as you head towards the roundabout that lets you join the M25 junction 9 to go anti-clockwise.

“I spotted it at 7.30am and it pretty much blocked the entire road. Cars had to mount the pavement to get past.

“It was bank holiday and early traffic was very light, but in both cases it affected traffic flow with drivers taking turns to negotiate around the blocked route.”

Epsom resident, Stylist Kate Battrick spotted a blown-over tree blocking a path in Court Recreation Ground, and tweeted a picture.