gusts easily up to about 50, 60 miles per hour. >> potentially damaging hail. and, of course, tornadoes. some of which may be wrapped in rain that you can't even see. >> but as he nears the back edge of the powerful storm, he makes the mistake of thinking the worst is behind him. >> i relaxed somewhat as i got to where i wanted to be and realized i was probably okay. >> wrong. >> very well-defined rain shaft over here. we'll get a better shot of that pretty soon as soon as we're in the clear. >> john is about to get a shot but not the kind he expected. >> oh! oh, my god! the car was just struck by lightning! oh, my god! oh, my god! >> it was like somebody had smashed concrete blocks on the back of my truck.