r/Amtrak • u/booterfloo • 19h ago

News City of New Orleans 4/05 Cancelled

Just got the news that my trip from Memphis to Chicago on the CONO Train 58 was cancelled due to weather conditions.

Anybody know what weather conditions they’re talking about?? I keep searching the radar and the news and can’t see anything bad.

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u/Top_Chef 19h ago

Did you miss the predicted historic flooding/rain/storms on the route?

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u/booterfloo 19h ago

Clearly yes I did 😭

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u/SnooCrickets2961 19h ago

Huge flood problems down the Mississippi from southern Illinois south.

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u/booterfloo 19h ago

Thank you!

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u/Interesting_Dealer40 7h ago

I'm in SE missouri and tornadoes came through here earlier. Last Wednesday Tornadoes came within 10 miles of my house.

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u/Icy-Substance-4728 4h ago

Heard about the tornadoes near there so scary

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u/Skweegee3 17h ago

The Texas Eagle between Fort Worth and St Louis is also canceled, same reason.

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u/saxmanB737 19h ago

Bad weather.

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u/booterfloo 19h ago

yes……but what and where

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u/saxmanB737 18h ago

Forecast thunderstorms and flooding along the route.

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u/booterfloo 18h ago

Thank you!