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AEUS71 KBTV 171840
AQABTV
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
NYZ026>031-034-035-087-181845-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, NORFOLK, FORT COVINGTON, MALONE,
CHAMPLAIN, PLATTSBURGH, SOUTH COLTON, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, ELLENBURG, LAKE PLACID, NEWCOMB, PORT HENRY,
TICONDEROGA, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, AND GOUVERNEUR
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AT
ALBANY NY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR FINE
PARTICULATE FOR EASTERN CLINTON, EASTERN ESSEX, NORTHERN FRANKLIN,
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE, SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE, SOUTHERN FRANKLIN,
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE, WESTERN CLINTON, AND WESTERN ESSEX
COUNTIES IN NEW YORK FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY
NIGHT.
AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN
AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
CATEGORY FOR FINE PARTICULATE. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX, OR AQI, WAS
CREATED AS AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS
TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER THE AQI VALUE, THE GREATER THE HEALTH
CONCERN.
WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH
EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF
ELEVATED LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG AND THOSE WITH
PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART DISEASE.
THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL
PHYSICIAN.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NEW YORK STATE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WEBSITE AT,
HTTPS://ON.NY.GOV/NYAQI, OR CALL THE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 1-800-
535-1345.
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