Issued: Sat Jul 18 | 2:19 PM
In effect for: Carroll; Warren; Tippecanoe; Clinton; Howard; Fountain; Montgomery; Boone; Tipton; Hamilton; Madison; Delaware; Randolph; Vermillion; Parke; Putnam; Hendricks; Hancock; Henry; Vigo; Clay; Owen; Morgan; Johnson; Shelby; Rush; Sullivan; Monroe; Brown; Bartholomew; Decatur
Severe: Unknown
Certainty: Unknown
Urgency: Unknown
The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management
have declared an Air Quality Action Day, IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT.
An Air Quality Action Day for PM 2.5 has been issued. Fine
particulate 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.
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/
