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AEUS73 KMPX 082044
AQAMPX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
344 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2026
MNZ042-043-049>051-059>063-068>070-100200-
ANOKA-BENTON-CARVER-DAKOTA-HENNEPIN-MORRISON-RAMSEY-SCOTT-
SHERBURNE-STEARNS-TODD-WASHINGTON-WRIGHT-
INCLUDING THE TRIBAL NATIONS OF MILLE LACS AND PRAIRIE ISLAND
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF APPLE VALLEY, BLAINE, BLOOMINGTON,
BROOKLYN PARK, BUFFALO, BURNSVILLE, EAGAN, EDEN PRAIRIE,
FARMINGTON, HASTINGS, MAPLE GROVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNETONKA,
PLYMOUTH, PRIOR LAKE, RAMSEY, ROGERS, ROSEMOUNT, ROSEVILLE,
SHAKOPEE, ST. CLOUD, ST. LOUIS PARK, ST. PAUL, STILLWATER,
WACONIA, WHITE BEAR LAKE, AND WOODBURY
344 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2026
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TO 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR OZONE POLLUTION. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI) IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
CATEGORY.
* WHERE...EAST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON CDT TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE
(INCLUDING ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, AND
PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVE OUTDOORS, MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GROUND-LEVEL OZONE IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGH
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WARM TEMPERATURES, AND LOW
HUMIDITY WILL PROVIDE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR TWO TYPES OF
POLLUTANTS (VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND NITROGEN OXIDES) TO
REACT WITH SUNLIGHT IN THE AIR TO PRODUCE GROUND-LEVEL OZONE.
OZONE IS EXPECTED TO REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND WILL SUBSIDE IN THE EARLY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE (INCLUDING
ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WHO
ARE ACTIVE OUTDOORS, SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OR HEAVY OUTDOOR
EXERTION.
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AIR POLLUTION,
SUCH AS OUTDOOR BURNING, AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING
DEVICES. REDUCE VEHICLE TRIPS AND VEHICLE IDLING AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE.
FOR INFORMATION ON CURRENT AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA
AND TO SIGN UP FOR DAILY AIR QUALITY FORECASTS AND ALERT
NOTIFICATIONS BY EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, PHONE, OR THE EPA AIRNOW
MOBILE APP, VISIT HTTPS://WWW.PCA.STATE.MN.US/AIR-WATER-LAND-
CLIMATE/CURRENT-AIR-QUALITY-CONDITIONS. YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH AND AIR QUALITY AT
HTTPS://WWW.PCA.STATE.MN.US/AIR-WATER-LAND-CLIMATE/AIR-QUALITY-
AND-HEALTH.
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