Texas Flood

Well dark clouds are rollin in….man I'm standin out in the rain
Well dark clouds are rollin in….man I'm standin out in the rain
Yeah flood water keep a rollin….man it's about to drive poor me insane
(Davis/Scott, Texas Flood)

The lyrics from what is arguably one of Stevie Ray Vaughan's best known songs are, unfortunately all too appropriate again today. The torrential rains in Texas have returned, this time causing an Amtrack passenger train to become stranded as well as forcing rescue crews to pull more than 50 people from the rising waters. Some areas have received up to 17 inches of rain.

Water covering the tracks in Knippa, about 75 miles west of San Antonio, stopped a westbound Amtrak train carrying 176 passengers at around 9 a.m. Saturday, authorities said. Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said buses were driving the passengers to El Paso, where they were expected to board another train early Sunday.

The train never lost power, but buses could not reach it until early Saturday evening because of flooded roads, Graham said.

No serious injuries were reported in the state's latest round of flooding, which closed many roads and forced evacuations.

In southern Guadalupe County overnight, a possible tornado damaged four businesses and at least one house, said Sheriff's Department Cpl. John Batey.

Parts of northern Uvalde and Medina counties got as much as 17 inches of rain between 10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday, said Pat McDonald, a National Weather Service forecaster.

Seco Creek overflowed, inundating the town of D'Hanis near San Antonio, said Medina County Sheriff Randy Brown. Many businesses were flooded with 3 to 4 feet of water.

Just a few years ago they were shipping hay from the Midwest down to Texas because of the terrible drought conditions there. I suspect people in the Lone Star State are no longer praying for rain.