a most unwelcome sight on ken dale road in fairfax. >> we heard a crash and a bang and lights went up. >> the rain-soaked ground lost its grip on this tree. and it is light's out on this block, the tree tumbling down takingow this is a big tree. i'm glad nobody got hurt. >> just a few miles away, water where it shouldn't have been some folks risking the driver through flood creek waters. >> when it rains two to three inch an hour, that affects everyone, not just here. >> the pressure on those power poles is extreme. they hope to have the electricity back on early saturday morning. >> happing happening now montgomery county as the rain continues to fall, roads in the chevy chase area are starting to flood there. this is a mess out there and it is going to get worse with more rain on tap. rrp it was pretty bad this afternoon and then things quieted down. now it is back. you can see just how much water is in the creek here. that rain is coming down hard now and this area is again going to be an area of concern, as we look down here, you can see just how much water is coming through here

. >> ellen dale just one example of the damage here on ken island that was wide spread. >> the whole house is absolutely destroyed. >> when an ef2 tornado 120 miles per hour winds swept through at 1:30 in the morning. >> the wind and lightning woke us up first. >> the bay city community is hard hit. >> scary, thunder and lightning and it really does sound like a train. all of a sudden a limb comes through the bedroom window. >> it was like green and red and white flashes all through the sky and i grabbed my kids and my phone went off and i was like let's go downstairs and the power went out. >> everybody comes together. a lot of people stopped to help and bring water and different things for the workers to keep going and the out pouring from the community has been great. >> i love this community. >> luckily nobody got hurt. this is amazing. >> that last shot there is of a nail that splintered lumber. that kind of stuff is lying all over the area throughout the path of this tornado like booby traps waiting to injure people which is one of the reasons i'm not walking around like some o