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AEUS73 KMPX 062120
AQAMPX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
420 PM CDT WED SEP 6 2023
MNZ043-050-076-077-084-085-093-071415-
BENTON-FREEBORN-LE SUEUR-MORRISON-RICE-STEELE-WASECA-
INCLUDING THE TRIBAL NATION OF MILLE LACS
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBERT LEA AND NORTHFIELD
420 PM CDT WED SEP 6 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR FINE PARTICLES POLLUTION. THE AIR QUALITY
INDEX (AQI) IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY.
* WHERE...BENTON, FREEBORN, LE SUEUR, MORRISON, RICE, STEELE, AND
WASECA COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE
(INCLUDING ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER
ADULTS, MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE AIR QUALITY ALERT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AT 6 PM. AIR QUALITY IS GRADUALLY IMPROVING AND WILL FALL BELOW
ALERT CRITERIA THIS 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.
MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-071415-
BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-FARIBAULT-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI
PARLE-MARTIN-MCLEOD-MEEKER-NICOLLET-POPE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-
STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WATONWAN-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE TRIBAL NATION OF UPPER SIOUX
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA AND MANKATO
420 PM CDT WED SEP 6 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR FINE PARTICLES POLLUTION. THE AIR QUALITY
INDEX (AQI) IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY.
* WHERE...WESTERN MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE
(INCLUDING ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER
ADULTS, MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN EXTENDED
UNTIL 9 AM THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF MINNESOTA DUE TO
WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM CANADA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR
THE SMOKE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT. AIR QUALITY IS
FORECAST TO IMPROVE BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING.
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.
KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT SMOKE FROM GETTING
INDOORS.
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.
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