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AEUS73 KIWX 301242
AQAIWX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
842 AM EDT WED JUL 30 2025
MIZ078>081-177-277-010400-
CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-NORTHERN BERRIEN-
SOUTHERN BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOWAGIAC, CASSOPOLIS, EDWARDSBURG,
MARCELLUS, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS, WHITE PIGEON, MENDON, COLDWATER,
BRONSON, HILLSDALE, JONESVILLE, LITCHFIELD, BENTON HARBOR,
ST. JOSEPH, PAW PAW LAKE, NILES, NEW BUFFALO, STEVENSVILLE,
AND BERRIEN SPRINGS
842 AM EDT WED JUL 30 2025
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY
NIGHT...
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY
(EGLE) HAS DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW,
FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF FINE PARTICULATE (PM2.5) IN PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
MICHIGAN. POLLUTANTS WITHIN THOSE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG, ORANGE AQI) RANGE.
THE AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
BERRIEN, CASS, ST JOSEPH, BRANCH AND HILLSDALE.
SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES ACROSS THE UPPER PENINSULA WILL SPREAD
SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY AND LINGER ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT, WHEN POSSIBLE, YOU AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE AND RESPIRATORY
DISEASES LIKE ASTHMA. MONITOR FOR SYMPTOMS SUCH AS WHEEZING,
COUGHING, CHEST TIGHTNESS, DIZZINESS, OR BURNING IN NOSE, THROAT,
AND EYES.
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AIR POLLUTION,
SUCH AS:
* OUTDOOR BURNING,
* USE OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING DEVICES.
TIPS FOR HOUSEHOLDS: KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT SMOKE
FROM GETTING INDOORS AND, IF POSSIBLE, RUN CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING
WITH MERV-13 OR HIGHER RATED FILTERS.
FOR UP-TO-DATE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR MICHIGAN VISIT THE MIAIR SITE:
HTTPS://AIR-EGLE.HUB.ARCGIS.COM/
FOR UP-TO-DATE AIR QUALITY DATA NATIONALLY VISIT EPA'S AIR NOW SITE:
HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV/
FOR FURTHER HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MDHHS'S WILDFIRE SMOKE
AND YOU HEALTH SITE:
HTTPS://WWW.MICHIGAN.GOV/MDHHS/SAFETY-INJURY-PREV/ENVIRONMENTAL-
HEALTH/YOUR-HEALTH-AND-WILDFIRE-SMOKE
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