Air Quality Alert for Benton
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Benton
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- Official severity
- Unknown
- Official urgency
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What is happening
The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have declared an Air Quality Action Day, in effect until midnight EDT Monday night. An Air Quality Action Day for smoke has been issued. Smoke levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. Active children and adults, and...
What the bulletin says to do
No separate action instruction was included in this NWS record. Read the complete official bulletin and follow local authorities.
Full official description
Bulletin details
The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have declared an Air Quality Action Day, in effect until midnight EDT Monday night. An Air Quality Action Day for smoke has been issued. Smoke levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor exposure. Due to observed and forecasted high concentrations of PM2.5 readings in the area, recommendations are for the public to avoid or limit outdoor exposure to wildfire smoke, reduce or avoid exertion or heavy work outdoors and keep windows and doors closed as much as possible. For additional information, please visit the IDEM Smog page at: http://www.in.gov/idem/airmonitoring/smogwatch/
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Official revisions
- Alert
Air Quality Alert issued July 19 at 12:50PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Chicago IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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