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MTC029-047-021500-
AIR QUALITY ALERT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
845 AM MDT WED NOV 1 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT
THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR FLATHEAD AND LAKE COUNTIES IN EFFECT UNTIL 9AM
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2ND DUE TO ELEVATED PARTICULATE LEVELS FROM A
STAGNANT AIRMASS THIS ALERT WILL BE UPDATED AGAIN AT 900AM THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 2ND.
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT PARTICULATES HAVE BEEN TRENDING
UPWARDS AND THAT AN EXCEEDENCE OF THE 24 HOUR NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY STANDARD (NAAQS) HAS OCCURRED OR MAY OCCUR IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
AS OF 9AM, PARTICULATE LEVELS IN COLUMBIA FALLS ARE UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS.
WHEN AIR QUALITY IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS... STATE AND LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICIALS RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY OR HEART
DISEASE, THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED EXERTION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY AT HTTP://TODAYSAIR.MTDEQ.US
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