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AEUS73 KLMK 291721
AQALMK
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
121 PM EDT MON MAY 29 2023
INZ091-092-KYZ029>031-310400-
FLOYD-CLARK IN-BULLITT-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ALBANY, JEFFERSONVILLE, SHEPHERDSVILLE,
LOUISVILLE, AND LA GRANGE
121 PM EDT MON MAY 29 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY
THE LOUISVILLE METRO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAVE ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY
ALERT...IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR OZONE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
LOUISVILLE METRO AREA.
ORANGE: MEMBERS OF SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. SENSITIVE GROUPS
INCLUDE THE ELDERLY...CHILDREN...PERSONS WITH ASTHMA OR OTHER
BREATHING PROBLEMS...AND PERSONS WITH LUNG AND HEART DISEASE. PEOPLE
IN THESE GROUPS ARE ADVISED TO LIMIT THEIR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO
REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURE TO OZONE AND PARTICULATE POLLUTION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE LOUISVILLE METRO AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL DISTRICT AT HTTP://WWW.LOUISVILLEKY.GOV/APCD OR THE INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AT HTTP://WWW.IN.GOV/IDEM.
INZ083-089-310400-
DUBOIS-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JASPER AND TELL CITY
121 PM EDT MON MAY 29 2023 /1221 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2023/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE CALLED FOR AN OZONE ACTION DAY FOR TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN INDIANA:
DUBOIS
PERRY
HERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDED ACTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC CAN TAKE TO REDUCE
OZONE FORMING EMISSIONS:
* WALK, BIKE, CARPOOL OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
* AVOID USING THE DRIVE-THROUGH AND COMBINE ERRANDS INTO ONE TRIP.
* AVOID REFUELING YOUR VEHICLE OR USING GASOLINE-POWERED LAWN
EQUIPMENT UNTIL AFTER 7 PM.
* TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE WHEN IDLING FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS.
* CONSERVE ENERGY BY TURNING OFF LIGHTS OR SETTING THE AIR
CONDITIONER TO 75 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
MJ
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