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

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The song describes the trains being loaded with people trying to evacuate from the hurricane, but the tracks giving way with the water and the trains being swept away. This is a clear description of storm surge, which is the abnormal rise of water generated by a storm's winds that can cause flooding in coastal areas.

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