Spills · chemical

Urea release, kinder morgan, chesapeake, va; 4115 buell street chesapeake, virginia

NOAAORR-9374

issued
2016-10-07 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-10-21 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-10-21 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
36.730, -76.270
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Urea Release, Kinder Morgan, Chesapeake, VA; 4115 Buell Street Chesapeake, Virginia.
4115 Buell Street Chesapeake, Virginia.
1. USCG Sector Hampton Roads contacted the NOAA SSC at 9:00pm on October 6, 2016 requesting support for a release of urea at the Kinder Morgan facility, Chesapeake, Virginia. A release of 1,000,000 gallons of liquid urea was accidentally released from an above ground storage tank. No liquid urea entered the Elizabeth River.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: LIQUID UREA. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 999999 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 36.730N 076.270W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9374: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9374

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