Air Quality Alert for Benton, WA; Franklin, WA; Walla Walla, WA
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Unknown
- Official urgency
- Unknown
- Official certainty
- Unknown
What is happening
The Washington State Department of Ecology and Benton Clean Air Agency have issued an Air Quality Alert until 9 AM PDT Friday. For the Smoke Air Quality Alert, wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning...
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 Washington State Department of Ecology and Benton Clean Air Agency have issued an Air Quality Alert until 9 AM PDT Friday. For the Smoke Air Quality Alert, wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung condition. Information from the Washington Department of Ecology web site is available at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/air.html or call 360-407-6000. Information from the Benton County Clean Air Agency web site is available at http://www.bentoncleanair.org or call 509-783-1304.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Air Quality Alert issued July 22 at 9:41AM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Pendleton OR. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected