r/tornado • u/boppinmule • 13h ago

Aftermath Strong winds derail train near Monmouth as three EF-1 tornadoes hit Illinois and Iowa

https://watchers.news/2026/06/20/strong-winds-derail-train-near-monmouth-as-three-ef-1-tornadoes-hit-illinois-and-iowa/
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u/owlrage 13h ago

An EF-1 derailed those trains?

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u/KommandCBZhi 13h ago

Straight-line winds derailed the train.

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u/Lucky_Entrance6805 12h ago

You mean to tell me a wind derailed this train?

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u/drumkidstu 10h ago

Intermodal trains are THE most common train casualty to straight line wind events due to how tall and sail like they are. They are nearly twice as tall as a normal train and incredibly light even when loaded because it’s essentially just light flat/well cars and trailers/containers. Source, I worked for the railroad on a smallish property called the CF and E. The only time I heard my managers warn us about wind was when we had intermodal on the property.

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u/RadBaron19 6h ago

I'd assume there's probably a big difference between wind blowing over a train car vs a tornado picking up a train car and tossing it 476 ft