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Train Derails By Alvord; Presumably Due To Flooding
Alvord, Iowa — After torrential downpours in northwest Iowa over the last 24 hours, flooding is causing many issues. Some roads have been closed, some northwest Iowans had to be evacuated from their homes, and KIWA has now received word of a train derailment near Alvord. While we don’t...
Train derailment reported in Lyon County, IA as flooding hits the area
ALVORD, Iowa (KIWA) - Northwest Iowa has seen a large amount of rainfall in the last 24 hours, causing flooding and several related issues throughout the area. According to KIWA, several roads have been closed, some Northwest Iowans have had to be evacuated from their homes and there has been a train derailment near the Lyon County town of Alvord. Lyon County Emergency Management Director Arden Kopishke told KIWA that a BNSF train was carrying dry fertilizer and some of the rail hopper cars could be seen overturned in the water.
UPDATE: Train Derailment Near Alvord
Excessive rainfall may be the cause of a train derailment near Alvord today. Not many details have been released, but according to our sister station, KIWA, Lyon County Emergency Management Director Arden Kopishke confirms a Burlington Northern SanteFe train, hauling dry fertilizer has derailed, and some of the rail hopper cars are overturned in water. Kopishke says two roads are closed in that area, Elmwood Avenue (K30), and 220th Street, one mile south of Alvord.
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