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AEUS73 KLBF 162034
AQALBF
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
334 PM CDT FRI AUG 16 2024
NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-057-059-094-180800-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GORDON, RUSHVILLE, VALENTINE, SPRINGVIEW,
SPENCER, BUTTE, LYNCH, AINSWORTH, BASSETT, ROSE, O'NEILL,
ATKINSON, OSHKOSH, LEWELLEN, HYANNIS, MULLEN, THEDFORD, HALSEY,
DUNNING, PURDUM, BREWSTER, TAYLOR, BURWELL, BARTLETT, ERICSON,
ARTHUR, TRYON, RINGGOLD, STAPLETON, BROKEN BOW, OGALLALA, PAXTON,
NORTH PLATTE, CODY, ELI, MERRIMAN, AND KILGORE
334 PM CDT FRI AUG 16 2024 /234 PM MDT FRI AUG 16 2024/
THE FOLLOWING IS TRANSMITTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEBRASKA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE NEBRASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY...
WHAT...AIR QUALITY ALERT
WHERE...NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA
WHEN...8/16/2024 5PM TO 8/18/2024 3AM
POLLUTANT...PM 2.5 PARTICULATES
AIR QUALITY INDEX...UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS TO UNHEALTHY
ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE, PERIODIC EXPOSURE TO UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS (AIR QUALITY INDEX ORANGE CATEGORY) TO UNHEALTHY (AIR QUALITY
INDEX RED CATEGORY) AIR QUALITY DUE TO SMOKE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
FOLLOWING NEBRASKA COUNTIES - SIOUX, DAWES, BOX BUTTE, SHERIDAN,
GARDEN, CHERRY, GRANT, ARTHUR, KEITH, HOOKER, MCPHERSON, LINCOLN,
THOMAS, LOGAN, KEYA PAHA, BROWN, ROCK, BLAINE, LOUP, CUSTER, BOYD,
HOLT, GARFIELD, WHEELER, KNOX, ANTELOPE, BOONE, CEDAR, PIERCE,
MADISON, DIXON, DAKOTA, WAYNE, STANTON, THURSTON, CUMING, BURT,
DODGE, AND WASHINGTON – FROM FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 TH , AT 5 PM TO
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 TH , AT 3 AM.
DURING UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (AQI ORANGE CATEGORY)
CONDITIONS, MEMBERS OF SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE, OLDER
ADULTS, AND CHILDREN. WHEN CONDITIONS RISE TO THE ORANGE CATEGORY,
SENSITIVE GROUPS ARE ADVISED TO REDUCE PROLONGED OR HEAVY EXERTION AND
AVOID INTENSE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
DURING UNHEALTHY AQI (RED CATEGORY) CONDITIONS, SOME MEMBERS OF THE
GENERAL PUBLIC MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS AND MEMBERS OF SENSITIVE
GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE MORE SERIOUS HEALTH EFFECTS. SENSITIVE GROUPS
INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE, OLDER ADULTS, AND CHILDREN.
WHEN CONDITIONS RISE TO THE RED CATEGORY, EVERYONE IS ADVISED TO AVOID
PROLONGED OR HEAVY EXERTION AND THOSE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS SHOULD
CONSIDER MOVING ACTIVITIES INDOORS OR RESCHEDULING.
SMOKE FROM CANADIAN AND WESTERN U.S. WILDFIRES MAY AFFECT THE AIR
QUALITY IN NEBRASKA. SMOKE LEVELS AND WIND DIRECTIONS ARE
MONITORED BY NEBRASKA AND OTHER STATES TO PREDICT WHEN IMPACTS TO
THE AIR QUALITY MAY OCCUR.
INFORMATION REGARDING WILDFIRES AND IMPACTS IN NEBRASKA IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY (NDEE) AT
HTTP://DEE.NE.GOV/NDEQPROG.NSF/ONWEB/AIRSA-3
ALERTS ARE BASED ON DATA AVAILABLE FROM WEATHER FORECASTS, SMOKE
PLUME MODELING, SATELLITE IMAGERY, AND FROM AIR QUALITY MONITORS
LOCATED IN OMAHA, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, LINCOLN, BEATRICE, GRAND ISLAND,
AND SCOTTSBLUFF.
ADVISORIES FOR SMOKE AND AIR QUALITY ARE ISSUED FOR AFFECTED AREAS BY
THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS) AND
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY (NDEE) AND POSTED ON AGENCY
WEBPAGES AND SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. BY NOTIFYING THE MEDIA AND LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, ALERTS HELP CITIZENS PROTECT THEIR HEALTH BY
INFORMING THEM OF DAYS WHERE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE REDUCED OR
AVOIDED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO SMOKE.
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