{"id":2333775,"date":"2024-08-29T17:50:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspected-tornado-derails-43-train-cars-in-us-heartland\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T17:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:54:19","slug":"suspected-tornado-derails-43-train-cars-in-us-heartland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspected-tornado-derails-43-train-cars-in-us-heartland\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Tornado Derails 43 Train Cars in US Heartland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspected-tornado-derails-43-train-cars-in-us-heartland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2333775&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-newsom-others-tie-california-weather-to-climate-change-experts-say-not-so-fast\/\" title=\"After Newsom, Others Tie California Weather To Climate Change, Experts Say Not So Fast\">recent storm system<\/a> in North Dakota resulted in tornadic winds \u200cthat derailed 43 empty\u2064 coal cars \u200bfrom a\u2063 train near Steele. The incident occurred \u2062while the\u200d train\u2064 was stopped due \u2064to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tornado-watch-in-effect-for-southeast-thunderstorms-to-hit-near-coast\/\" title=\"Tornado watch in effect for Southeast, thunderstorms to hit near coast\">tornado warning<\/a>. Fortunately, there \u2062were no injuries, and the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-tries-to-explain-turning-down-fema-relief-to-east-palestine\/\" title=\"White House Tries to Explain Turning Down FEMA Relief to East Palestine\">derailed cars<\/a> did not\u200b contain any \u200bhazardous materials.\u200c The National Weather Service confirmed that\u200d a tornado touched down near\u200d Steele and reported additional tornado sightings in the area. Although\u200c the severe weather was \u200csubsiding in the Dakotas, thunderstorms were expected to move into Minnesota and parts of Iowa and Wisconsin. Cleanup crews\u200b from BNSF \u2063Railway were on site to manage \u2064the aftermath.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tornadic winds knocked nearly four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-injured-after-train-collides-with-dump-truck-in-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"3 Injured After Train Collides With Dump Truck In Pennsylvania\">dozen train cars<\/a> off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas.<\/p>\n<p>BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan said a train was stopped due to a tornado warning Wednesday night near the town of Steele, North Dakota, when high winds caused 43 empty coal cars to derail.<\/p>\n<p>No one was hurt, and no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-rail-cars-carrying-hazardous-materials-derail-catch-fire-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hazardous materials<\/a> were in the cars, Sloan said in an . BNSF cleanup crews were at the site on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service in Bismarck, North Dakota, confirmed on Thursday that a tornado touched down near Steele around 8 p.m. Wednesday. The agency said another tornado touched down at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday southwest of Selfridge, North Dakota, on the Standing Rock Tribal Nation.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-storm-expected-to-hit-east-coast-mid-atlantic\/\" title=\"Major storm expected to hit East Coast, Mid Atlantic\">weather service<\/a> said three potential tornadoes also were reported in north-central South Dakota on Wednesday night. No injuries were reported. 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According to BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan, a train was halted due to a tornado warning on Wednesday night near Steele, North Dakota, when strong winds knocked 43 empty coal cars off the tracks. Fortunately, there were no injuries and no hazardous materials were involved. Cleanup crews from BNSF were on-site Thursday. The National Weather Service in Bismarck confirmed that a tornado touched down near Steele around 8 p.m. Wednesday and another occurred at 5:40 p.m. southwest of Selfridge on the Standing Rock Tribal Nation. Additionally, three possible tornadoes were reported in north-central South Dakota that same night; however, no injuries have been reported yet as survey teams continue to assess whether damage in South Dakota was caused by tornadoes.<\/p>\n<p>While severe weather was generally moving out of the Dakotas, the weather service indicated that severe thunderstorms could still occur Thursday in Minnesota and parts of Iowa and Wisconsin. 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