ðɪs fˈɑːloʊd hˈɛvi ɹˈeɪnfɔːl ˌɔn ˈeɪt dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, kˌoʊɪnsˈaɪdɪŋ wɪððə spɹˈɪŋ tˈaɪd ɔnðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʌv nˈaɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd tə ðə kəlˈæps ðə ɡɹˈeɪt nˈæʃənəl ɹˈeɪlɹoʊdz bɹˈɪdʒ æɾ ˈiːst wˈɔːl ɹˈoʊd.
This followed heavy rainfall on 8 December 1954, coinciding with the spring tide on the morning of 9 December, which led to the collapse the Great National Railroads Bridge at East Wall Road.