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AQACYS
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
641 PM MDT TUE SEP 5 2023
WYZ101-102-107-108-061900-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-
GOSHEN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOUGLAS, GLENROCK, BILL, DEER CREEK, LUSK,
REDBIRD, WHEATLAND, GUERNSEY, AND TORRINGTON
641 PM MDT TUE SEP 5 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE WYOMING
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION AND THE
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
WHAT...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.
WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING, INCLUDING
DOUGLAS, LUSK, TORRINGTON, AND WHEATLAND.
WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
IMPACTS...HEAVY SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES WILL LEAD TO POOR AIR
QUALITY CONDITIONS.
HEALTH INFORMATION...THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THE
ELDERLY, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
AVOID EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EXERTION AND MINIMIZE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
DURING THIS TIME. WILDFIRE SMOKE IS MADE UP OF A VARIETY OF
POLLUTANTS, INCLUDING PARTICULATE MATTER AND OZONE, WHICH CAN CAUSE
RESPIRATORY HEALTH EFFECT. ALTHOUGH THESE PEOPLE ARE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEALTH IMPACTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ALSO ADVISES
THAT EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO POOR AIR QUALITY
CONDITIONS.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION OFFERS NEAR REAL-TIME AIR QUALITY DATA
FOR WYOMING'S MONITORING STATIONS AND HEALTH EFFECTS INFORMATION TO
HELP THE PUBLIC INTERPRET CURRENT CONDITIONS. CURRENT AIR QUALITY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF WYOMING CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WYVISNET.COM/
NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-061900-
DAWES COUNTY-BOX BUTTE COUNTY-SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY-BANNER COUNTY-
MORRILL COUNTY-KIMBALL COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-NORTHERN SIOUX COUNTY-
SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHADRON, CHADRON ST PARK, ALLIANCE,
HEMINGFORD, SCOTTSBLUFF, GERING, HARRISBURG, ANGORA, BRIDGEPORT,
BAYARD, REDINGTON, KIMBALL, SIDNEY, BROWNSON, HARRISON, AND AGATE
641 PM MDT TUE SEP 5 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
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...WESTERN NEBRASKA
WHEN...09/05/2023 6:00 PM UNTIL 09/06/2023 6:00 PM
POLLUTANT...PM 2.5 PARTICULATES
AIR QUALITY INDEX...MODERATE TO UNHEALTHY
ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
AN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE MODERATE (AIR QUALITY INDEX YELLOW CATEGORY)
TO UNHEALTHY (AIR QUALITY INDEX RED CATEGORY) DUE TO SMOKE HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING NEBRASKA COUNTIES: ARTHUR, BANNER,
BOX BUTTE, WESTERN CHERRY, CHEYENNE, DAWES, DEUEL, GARDEN, GRANT,
HOOKER, KEITH, KIMBALL, MCPHERSON, MORRILL, PERKINS, SCOTTSBLUFF,
SHERIDAN, SIOUX, AND THOMAS FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 6:00 PM THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 6, 6:00 PM.
DURING MODERATE AQI (YELLOW CATEGORY) CONDITIONS, THOSE WHO ARE
UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE TO PARTICLE POLLUTION MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH
EFFECTS. WHEN CONDITIONS RISE TO THE YELLOW CATEGORY, THOSE WHO
ARE UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE ARE ADVISED TO CONSIDER SHORTENING OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES AND REDUCING THE INTENSITY OF THESE ACTIVITIES.
SYMPTOMS SUCH AS COUGHING OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH ARE SIGNS TO TAKE
IT EASIER.
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 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.
SMOKE LEVELS AND WIND DIRECTIONS ARE MONITORED BY NEBRASKA AND OTHER
STATES TO PREDICT WHEN IMPACTS TO THE AIR QUALITY MAY OCCUR. AIR
QUALITY ALERTS FOR SMOKE ARE ISSUED FOR AFFECTED AREAS BY THE
NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY 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.
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.
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