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AEUS72 KCHS 222259
AQACHS
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
659 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026
SCZ040-042>045-147>152-240400-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALLENDALE, HAMPTON, YEMASSEE, WALTERBORO,
SAINT GEORGE, SUMMERVILLE, GOOSE CREEK, MONCKS CORNER, RIDGELAND,
BEAUFORT, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, EDISTO BEACH, CHARLESTON,
NORTH CHARLESTON, MOUNT PLEASANT, LEVY, CHELSEA, JASPER,
AND DANIEL ISLAND
659 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS ISSUED
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR FINE PARTICULATES FOR ALLENDALE, BEAUFORT,
BERKELEY, CHARLESTON, COLLETON, DORCHESTER, HAMPTON, AND JASPER
COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. AN AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT THE FINE
PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS MAY APPROACH
OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS FOR MOST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SOUTHERLY WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST OFF
THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TRANSPORT SMOKE FROM THE SOUTHERN
GEORGIA WILDFIRES INTO SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER
AREA. AS OF THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY, AIR QUALITY WAS
ALREADY DETERIORATING OVER THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA AND THE
MIDLANDS. AS STABLE CONDITIONS DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,
SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE.
SMOKE FROM THE WILDFIRES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION
ON THURSDAY.
THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY HEALTH
ISSUES LIMIT TIME SPENT OUTDOORS AND/OR MOVE ALL ACTIVITIES INDOORS
TO AVOID THE SMOKE OR FINE PARTICULATES. KEEP WINDOWS AND DOORS
CLOSED. RUN AN AIR CONDITIONER IF YOU HAVE ONE BUT KEEP THE FRESH-AIR
INTAKE CLOSED AND THE FILTER CLEAN TO PREVENT OUTDOOR SMOKE AND FINE
PARTICULATES FROM GETTING INSIDE. PLEASE NOTE THAT LOCATIONS CLOSEST
TO THE WILDFIRE ACTIVITY ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SMOKE AT ANY
GIVEN TIME.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FINE PARTICULATES, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://FIRE.AIRNOW.GOV
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRES AND PRESCRIBED BURNS, PLEASE
VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.SCFC.GOV
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