The eastbound Union Pacific train was traveling at approximately 4 mph when the containers, which were empty, fell behind some restaurants along Clearview Parkway in Elmwood, CBS New Orleans affiliate WWL-TV reports. The area is roughly 10 miles east of New Orleans.
National Weather Service meteorologist Michael Hill confirmed to The Huffington Post Monday afternoon that no injuries were reported from the bridge incident or elsewhere in the area
"A lot of storms came through really fast, upwards of 50 to 60 miles per hour and strong, straight-line winds upwards of 70 miles per hour within those storms," Hill said of the storm system, known by meteorologists as a mesoscale convective complex.
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