Vines, clinging to whatever we could, a log, saw cars floating, saw a jeep flipped over it was like nothing i ve ever seen. reporter: so you were clinging on the trees? oh, yeah. reporter: wow. i didn t want to die. reporter: devastation felt all across the northeast as communities grapplpled with ththe suddenen onslaughtht of totorrential d downpours from scenes like in torrington, connecticut, to pouring rain in fitchburg, massachusetts. the extreme weather canceling more than 1,400 flights nationwide as millions from virginia to maine brace for the threat of more flooding tonight. and kathy park joins me now from hard hit washington crossing, pennsylvania kathy, we heard them say they re still actively searching for people kate, that s right. crews say they will be working throughout the night to find those missing kids but as you can see, they re up against a lot of challenges like buckled roads, washed out bridges, and
Flood. reporter: the relentless rain rose so quickly cars were pulled with the rushing waters, trapping drivers. saw cars floating. saw a jeep flipped over. it was like nothing i ve ever seen. reporter: some spots picking up nearly three inches of rain in one hour. this resident capturing the chaos outside her house. it was a river that went past here. it was probably three feet above. there is no way anybody would survive this. reporter: the punishing storms also battered other parts of the northeast still recovering from catastrophic floods last week. back in bucks county even neighbors joining the efforts to find the missing. these little kids are somewhere. they re either in the canal path or in the delaware river, but the community, that s what they re focused on. they want to find these little kids. kathy, how is the weather impacting search efforts now? reporter: well, lester, fortunately there was no rain in the area today.