Cool vid, MC, but it is almost impossible to capture the power of a storm like this on tape.

Yesterday's storm was the worst we had in a while here. I had a peak wind gust over 55 mph and that's only average of some of the numbers. My house was creaking and groaning all day long (I have a new cat who didn't like those sounds at all ~ on the bright side, she came up on the bed and slept next to me for the first time).

Huge trees are down everywhere, and the flood-prone areas (mostly in Jersey) are living up to their reputation.

4-5" of rain and winds over 40 mph is not a good combination!! And just like MC experienced this morning, we have some big thunderstorms due in about a half hour.