KNIPPA, Texas — Storms dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of south Texas on Saturday, stranding more than 170 passengers on an Amtrak train for hours and forcing rescue crews elsewhere to pull at least 50 people to safety.
Water covering the tracks in Knippa, about 75 miles west of San Antonio, stopped a westbound Amtrak train carrying 176 passengers around 9 a.m. CDT. Buses were expected to arrive around 7:30 p.m. to take passengers to El Paso, where they would board another train, said Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham.
The train never lost power, but buses could not reach it earlier 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 Guadalupe County over-night, a possible tornado damaged four businesses and at least one house, said Sheriff's Department Cpl. John Batey.
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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.
San Antonio had 20 to 30 road closures, said Orlando Hernandez, county emergency management coordinator.
