Flooding, train derailment impacting northwest Iowa [Video]

ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (Dakota News Now) – Flooding hasn’t been just an issue in South Dakota. In northwest Iowa, families and communities are bracing for rising river levels and flash flooding as the rain continues to fall.

The Island Park Campground in Rock Rapids is hardly recognizable. Brendon Leuthold had stopped by on his way home after work to look at the water from the Rock River, wondering if he would be able to make it home.

“Yep, it did go down a little bit, so it probably would’ve been okay, but it’s definitely something to think about,” Leuthold said. “It’s nice that this is unusual, but it’s not great. I feel bad for the farmers, there’s a lot of damage that’s going to happen from this.”

Lyon County officials weren’t just worried about the flood waters either. A BSNF Railway freight train derailed just south of Alvord, Iowa early …