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Went towards -- i'm trying to think of the name now, sorry. but as it went towards there, you could see it having power flashes throughout the power lines and then after that sequence, you know, i kind of decided, you know, the storms were pushed off, i started my way towards mayfield. when i arrived in mayfield, total devastation. it was flashing lights in every direction. red and blue lights. you could see it 360 degrees. there were lights -- like i said, in every direction. and just as i pulled up off the

Earlier. listen to what he said. >> when i saw it on radar, it wasn't looking like it was as large as it really was. after it passed my truck, that was something that when i rolled my window down, you could feel the pressure just drop as it was sucking everything it could off the ground. you could feel the -- the intensity, the noise, the power flashes. just thinking what that tornado was actually doing as i could only see it in the dark. it was, you know, a gut-wrenching thing to see it just keep moving and then to

Under mandatory evacuation orders. coastal south carolina getting hit hard right now. 125,000 customers already losing power. parts of downtown charleston underwater. meteorologist derek van dam is there for us this morning. derek, good morning to you. what are you seeing? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. i can't believe that we still have power where we are set up at the moment, but people in charleston, south carolina, waking up to a triple threat. we know fresh water flash flooding a possibility today on top of storm surge as well as hurricane force winds. that is what they are waking...

Shelter immediately. this, after a deadly outbreak overnight. more than 50 twisters reported in eight states. the national weather service declaring a tornado emergency in the dayton, ohio, area. >> there you go, power flashes. tornado on the ground. >> the tornado just hit our house. oh, my god. we were just sitting out here. >> reporter: the new life worship center taking a direct hit. its steeple completely ripped off. >> there's about 25 people, adults and children, in the bathroom inside there. >> within five, ten seconds, it goes from dead quiet to a jet engine taking off. >> reporter: t...

Creeping onto the side of his home and you can see boats in raleigh, north carolina crashing into a nearby bridge as water levels continue to rise at record levels. millions of americans in the crosshairs of life-threatening storm surges and storm chaser stephen jones is a carolina native. he once toured all the chaos when most of us were running away. he joins us in north carolina with fellow storm chaser aaron bigsby, we appreciate it. >> good morning, good morning. >> where are you located right now? you are chasing the storm so you are moving. >> we are located in wrightsville, north carol...