Air Quality Alert issued June 2 at 11:53AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Purple or Very Unhealthy category. * WHERE...North central and northeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The risk of health effects is increased for everyone. Minor ashfall will be possible due to the dense smoke. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A band of very heavy ground-level smoke from Canadian wildfires has moved into northwest Minnesota Monday morning behind a cold front. This smoke will continue to follow behind the cold front as it moves southeast and
Air Quality Alert issued June 2 at 11:53AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Orange or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category. * WHERE...Southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, may experience health effects. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A band of very heavy ground-level smoke from Canadian wildfires has moved into northwest Minnesota Monday morning behind a cold front. This smoke will continue to follow behind the cold front as it moves southeast
Air Quality Alert issued June 2 at 11:06AM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category. * WHERE...West central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience health effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, may experience health effects. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A band of very heavy ground-level smoke from Canadian wildfires has moved into northwest Minnesota Monday morning behind a cold front. This smoke will continue to
Air Quality Alert issued June 2 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has extended the Air Quality Advisory through Tuesday June 3, for elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5). Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. The alert is in effect for the following Michigan Counties, Menominee, Keweenaw, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Baraga, Southern Schoolcraft, Northern Houghton, Delta, Ontonagon, Gogebic, Luce, Alger, Northern Schoolcraft, and Southern Houghton. It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in
Air Quality Alert issued June 2 at 1:27PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Tuesday June 3, for elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) produced from wildfires in Canada. Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. The alert is in effect for the following Michigan Counties, Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island, Eastern Mackinac, Western Mackinac, Southeast Chippewa, Central Chippewa, and Western Chippewa. It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in
Air Quality Alert issued June 2 at 6:04AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services in Columbia SC has issued a Code Orange Ground Level Ozone Action Day for the Upstate and Catawba regions region of South Carolina, from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. Conditions will be favorable for elevated ozone levels today. An ozone action day means that atmospheric conditions will likely produce unhealthy concentrations of ground level ozone air pollution. A Code Orange forecast indicates that ground level ozone concentrations are expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups, which includes people with lung disease, older adults, and children. Sensitive groups should
Air Quality Alert issued June 2 at 4:40AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) has issued a Code Orange Ozone Action Day for the Catawba and Upstate regions of South Carolina in effect from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT Monday. A combination of primed ozone formation conditions, owing to a lack of both morning cloud cover and excess moisture being introduced into the environment with the addition of a lack of pollutant dispersion characteristics from low wind speeds and a very stable atmosphere are anticipated to bring action level ozone concentrations to the defined forecast regions. This has been further compounded by higher than projected
Air Quality Alert issued June 1 at 3:57PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services in Columbia SC has issued a Code Orange Ground Level Ozone Action Day for the Upstate and Catawba regions region of South Carolina, from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT Monday. Conditions will be favorable for elevated ozone levels Monday. An ozone action day means that atmospheric conditions will likely produce unhealthy concentrations of ground level ozone air pollution. A Code Orange forecast indicates that ground level ozone concentrations are expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups, which includes people with lung disease, older adults, and children. Sensitive groups should reduce prolonged or
Air Quality Alert issued June 1 at 3:47PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) has issued a Code Orange Ozone Action Day for the Catawba and Upstate regions of South Carolina in effect from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT Monday. A combination of primed ozone formation conditions, owing to a lack of both morning cloud cover and excess moisture being introduced into the environment with the addition of a lack of pollutant dispersion characteristics from low wind speeds and a very stable atmosphere are anticipated to bring action level ozone concentrations to the defined forecast regions. This has been further compounded by higher than projected
Air Quality Alert issued June 1 at 9:58AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Monday June 2, for elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5) produced from wildfires in Canada. Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. The alert is in effect for the following Michigan Counties, Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island, Eastern Mackinac, Western Mackinac, Southeast Chippewa, Central Chippewa, and Western Chippewa. It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in