. >> derick ward is on the phone with us now. are you seeing any relief? what's the status there? >> well the winds have definitely died down. when the incident first started there was lightning. then winds but no rain. it was erie. strong, strong winds. a lot of leaves and branches blowing around. and then came the rain. be the wind was obviously the biggest part of this. and on the leading edge of this. we lost power i'd say less than two or three minutes into the wind event and now it's just a matter of rain. but we are without power. i did hear from someone on the beltway who said there were trees down in this area here near 214 and the beltway in that general area. so obviously, you know, once the light of day shines on us again we'll be able to assess completely the damage. but high winds first then the rain then the lightning and then darkness. >> derek, when it was hitting you and i assume you are in the live trucks or in a car what was that like? >> i was at home. i was going to run out to my car to get my rain gear in the car. but i decided against it just because there