Chlorine Tank Car Release; Proctor, WV, USA
Proctor, WV, USA | 2016-Aug-27
Initial Notification: On August 27, 2016, the USCG Sector Ohio Valley contacted the NOAA SSC for a trajectory of tank car chlorine release in Proctor, WV. NRC report states that liquid chlorine was releasing to the ground with a visible green cloud downwind and along the Ohio River in the area.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Chemical |
Latitude (approximate): | 39° 44.83′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 80° 51.06′ West |