Update on Kyrill: Storm Rips Through Europe

Hurricane-force winds from "Kyrill," Europe's most severe winter storm since 1999, ripped off part of the roof at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, toppled trucks on European highways, and ripped down a two-ton steel beam at Berlin's new central train station. Germany's rail system shut down long-distance service practically nationwide -- an unprecedented move -- and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had to cut short a visit to Berlin and fly to London before conditions worsened. She landed at London's Heathrow Airport in 130 kph (77mph) winds.

"It's not often you get winds of that sort of strength that far inland," said John Hammond, the spokesman for Britain's weather office. "(Rice) did well to land there, I wouldn't have fancied doing that."

Last night I had to go to from Munich to Chiemsee. I got the last train out, regional trains were already canceled. We stopped a few times but I thought nothing more of it. When I left the train in Prien I heard the head conductor say to his colleague in the train station: "Look, a green light, we can go a bit further". Whoa.