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Longview, wa, USA

Discharge of White Liquor; Longview, Washington · NOAAORR-11165

issued
2026-05-26 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2026-06-09 00:00Z
self-cancels
2026-06-09 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
46.132, -122.983
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Discharge of White Liquor; Longview, Washington.
Longview, WA, USA.
1. On the morning of May 26, 2026, the Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) for Northwest District was notified by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) of an explosion at a paper mill plant. The "worst case" discharge is 800,000 of White Liquor, a caustic sodium solution used in paper pulp processing. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USCG, and Washington State are all working with the SSC to respond. The EPA and USCG have requested modeling by the Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center (IMAAC) via the NOAA SSC.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 46.132N 122.983W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11165: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11165

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