In the Folk Song "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm," the Singer

Multiple Choice

In the folk song "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm," the singer describes an event during the Galveston hurricane of 1900: "The trains they were loaded,with people leaving town,but the tracks gave way with the water,the trains they went on down." What hurricane phenomena was the author of this song describing?

A) tornadoes embedded in the eye wall
B) heavy rain and winds blowing a trestle over
C) storm surge
D) river flooding washing out train trestles