neighbor joe spangler tried to help. >> i heard someone knocking on my door and it was the lady, theand she was like, "help me, help me!" that's where i noticed that the tree had fallen on the vehicle. when i got down there, i saw the size of the tree and how it was on the car, so i knew that it wasn't a good outcome. >> yang: elsewhere, the stormro system bught driving rain and flash floods. surging water left panicked c peoplinging to rescuers. in srkville, mississippi, tornado warning alarms blared as lightning lit up the sky over mississippi state university.in est monroe, louisiana, lightning struck an unoccupied elementary school, setting it on fire. eafrom there, the damage sas the severe weather front moved north and east. do spun off a possible tor in ohio, tearing up power lines. parts of raleigh, north carolina hke early this morning to destruction, aftvy winds ripped through neighborhoods. and, there may be mo to come. forecasters say more than 80 million americans could be affected by new weather fronts movi across the country this week. for the pbs newshour, i'm john ya