lightning hitting the spire of one world trade center. emergency vehicles could not get through the streats of albany. the storms left a mess behind in maine. roads crumbled from rushing water, trees snapped in half, power lines down and heavy rains turning roads into rivers. >> the winds came in pretty high and, i mean, the rain was going in every direction. lightning was hitting one right after the other. it was just steady. >> flash flood watches in effect until tonight. in eastern pennsylvania hit hard by the storm. cars were left struggling to get through feet of water after flash flooding. this was 30 miles from philadelphia. more rain expected today in the forecast. be sure to stay with us for the latest on arthur. throughout the day, we are going to have live reports for you. chad myers will have more or the