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AEUS73 KIWX 200405
AQAIWX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1205 AM EDT FRI SEP 20 2024
INZ005-012>015-022-023-104-116-204-216-210400-
ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-
EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO-WESTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-
SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELKHART, GOSHEN, NAPPANEE, KNOX,
NORTH JUDSON, BASS LAKE, WINAMAC, FRANCESVILLE, MEDARYVILLE,
PLYMOUTH, BREMEN, CULVER, ROCHESTER, AKRON, LOGANSPORT,
ROYAL CENTER, PERU, GRISSOM AFB, MEXICO, SOUTH BEND, MISHAWAKA,
LAKEVILLE, GRANGER, SYRACUSE, MILFORD, NORTH WEBSTER, LEESBURG,
NORTH LIBERTY, NEW CARLISLE, WALKERTON, WARSAW, WINONA LAKE,
SILVER LAKE, AND MENTONE
1205 AM EDT FRI SEP 20 2024 /1105 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2024/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT THROUGH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY, IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 20.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR OZONE HAS BEEN ISSUED. OZONE LEVELS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE.
ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE,
SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXPOSURE.
HERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDED ACTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC CAN TAKE:
* 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 7PM.
* 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.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE IDEM SMOG PAGE AT:
HTTPS://APPS.IDEM.IN.GOV/SMOGWATCH
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