Air Quality Alert for Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben +24 more
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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 for Sunday and Monday, July 19 and 20. An Air Quality Action Day for PM 2.5 has been issued. Fine particulate levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy to unhealthy for sensitive groups range....
What the bulletin says to do
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Bulletin details
The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have declared an Air Quality Action Day, in effect for Sunday and Monday, July 19 and 20. An Air Quality Action Day for PM 2.5 has been issued. Fine particulate levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy to unhealthy for sensitive groups range. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor exposure. Here are some recommended actions that the public can take: *Due to observed and forecasted high concentrations of PM 2.5 values 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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Air Quality Alert issued July 19 at 1:55PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Northern Indiana. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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