breathtaking. the rain was literally sideways. trees, limbs ohitting your trucs and you are driving. one of the worst i ve seen. if it wasn t a tornado, it had to be awfully close. i just feel for them. they are wonderful neighbors. i just can t imagine going through what they are going through. also 1600 flights were canceled in the u.s. monday and there are almost 400,000 customers without power right now on the east coast. let s bring in derek van dam, he is live in the cnn weather center. this storm really seemed to come out of nowhere, developed quickly and with surprising power. yeah, hurricane force gusts in fact some reports over 75-mile-per-hour. but what is most astounding to me, we have over 600 reports of severe weather including one confirmed tornado with the number likely to go up. but look at that, over 500 reports of wind damage and wind