Powerful storms strike the mid-Atlantic states with hurricane-force gusts Friday, knocking out power to more than one million people in the region.<br/> <br />The U.S. National Weather Service had posted a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of the District of Columbia, eastern Kentucky, western Maryland, southwestern Pennsylvania, much of Virginia and parts of West Virginia.<br/> <br />On man in Northern Virginia describes what happened.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNNAMED WITNESS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Before I knew it, lights were flashing, the sky was lit up, the wind was blowing 80 miles per hour and waves of rain was coming through."<br/> <br />Local television reported one fatality in suburban Fairfax County, Virginia, after a tree fell on a car.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
