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AEUS72 KCAE 161932
AQACAE
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
332 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
SCZ115-116-180000-
NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK,
CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,
INDIAN LAND, VAN WYCK, LANCASTER, SPRINGDALE, ELGIN,
AND LANCASTER MILL
332 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS ISSUED A
CODE ORANGE OZONE ACTION DAY FOR THE CATAWBA REGION OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
AN OZONE ACTION DAY MEANS THAT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE UNHEALTHY CONCENTRATIONS OF GROUND LEVEL OZONE AIR
POLLUTION. A CODE ORANGE FORECAST INDICATES THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE
CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS,
WHICH INCLUDES PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE, OLDER ADULTS, AND CHILDREN.
SENSITIVE GROUPS SHOULD REDUCE PROLONGED OR HEAVY OUTDOOR EXERTION,
TAKE MORE BREAKS, AND DO LESS INTENSE ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY DURING
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. YOU CAN HELP PREVENT OZONE
POLLUTION BY WALKING OR RIDING YOUR BICYCLE, TAKING YOUR LUNCH TO
WORK, REDUCING IDLING, CONSERVING ENERGY, AND KEEPING YOUR VEHICLE
PROPERLY TUNED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE SOUTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OZONE WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.DES.SC.GOV/OZONE OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
AIRNOW WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV.
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