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New orleans, la

Ferrosilicon Chemical Incident; New Orleans, la · NOAAORR-1126

issued: 2003-12-02 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2003-12-16 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2003-12-16 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.911, -90.107
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Ferrosilicon Chemical Incident; New Orleans, LA.
New Orleans, LA.
1. Ferrosilicon was spilled in New Orleans, LA. NOAA provided weather.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: FERROSILICON.
3. POSITION 29.911N 090.107W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1126: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1126

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