Watch Train Cars Blown Off Louisiana Bridge During Heavy Winds And Severe Thunderstorm [VIDEO]

Huey_P_Long_Bridge_Baton_Rouge_northwest_1 — A severe thunderstorm knocked several rail cars from the Huey P. Long Bridge in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, April 27, 2015. Reuters

Severe thunderstorms and heavy winds on Monday blew 11 rail cars off the Huey P. Long Bridge, a three-lane bridge in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The rail cars plunged from the bridge on the east bank of the Mississippi River during heavy storms that rolled through the New Orleans area.

High winds toss rail cars from Huey P. Long Bridge. Details to come. pic.twitter.com/CitshQhp0c
- FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) April 27, 2015

WATCH: TV video shows train cars blown off tracks on Huey P. Long Bridge http://t.co/eDrUjv4rYy pic.twitter.com/QUCdCNi6rm
- NOLA.com (@NOLAnews) April 27, 2015

WGNO captures the Huey P. Long Bridge freight train plunge in this incredible video: http://t.co/uWmfVk6fY6
- Richard Campanella (@nolacampanella) April 27, 2015

Train Cargo Cars fall off of Huey P. Long Bridge on East Bank-Matthew Hinton Story: http://t.co/xBxcrErjzD pic.twitter.com/IsLtxzygR4
- New Orleans Advocate (@theadvocateno) April 27, 2015

No injuries have been reported following the blown over rail cars. The Huey P. Long Bridge was built in 1935 and cost $13.4 million.

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