Jul 28, 2001
Rainfall of 3 to 6 inches caused scattered flash flooding across parts of Iron, Madison and Reynolds counties. Numerous county roads were flooded. The heavy rain washed out the ground under railroad tracks between Sabula and Annapolis in Iron County. The Texas Eagle Amtrak train on route from Chicago, IL to San Antonio, TX hit this area about 200 am CDT and derailed. The 18 car train had 181 passengers on board and a crew of 12. The engine, an empty passenger car, and a baggage car fell onto th
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5258552). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Iron County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.