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AEUS73 KFSD 091837
AQAFSD
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1210 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-110000-
COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-NOBLES-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARSHALL AND WORTHINGTON
1210 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR COURSE PARTICLES POLLUTION. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX
(AQI) IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS CATEGORY.
* WHERE...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM CDT TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE
(INCLUDING ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, MAY
EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG
SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ACROSS DRY SOILS IN AN AREA
OF DROUGHT WILL RESULT IN BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED AIR QUALITY
SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DECREASING WINDS WILL LESSEN THE
POTENTIAL FOR IMPACTS THROUGH THE EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE (INCLUDING
ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OR HEAVY 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.
POOR AIR QUALITY CAN IMPACT PETS AND ANIMALS. MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING PET AND ANIMAL SAFETY CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTPS://WWW.EPA.GOV/SYSTEM/FILES/DOCUMENTS/2026-06/PROTECT-YOUR-PETS-
FACTSHEET.PDF AND HTTPS://WWW.AVMA.ORG/RESOURCES/PET-
OWNERS/EMERGENCYCARE/WILDFIRE-SMOKE-AND-ANIMALS.
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