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AEUS73 KDMX 171459
AQAIA
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
959 AM CDT SUN SEP 17 2023
IAZ031-043-044-055-056-069-070-079>081-090>092-180500-
WOODBURY-MONONA-CRAWFORD-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-CASS-MILLS-
MONTGOMERY-ADAMS-FREMONT-PAGE-TAYLOR-
959 AM CDT SUN SEP 17 2023
...THE IOWA DNR HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR FINE
PARTICULATE POLLUTION, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
FINE PARTICULATE LEVELS NEAR OR ABOVE EPA HEALTH STANDARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY AS SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN
CANADA SETTLES INTO THE AREA.
THE DNR RECOMMENDS THAT PEOPLE REDUCE LONG OR INTENSE ACTIVITIES,
AND TAKE MORE BREAKS DURING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL AIR QUALITY
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. THE RECOMMENDATION IS ESPECIALLY PERTINENT TO
INDIVIDUALS WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE, OLDER ADULTS, CHILDREN AND
TEENAGERS, AND OUTDOOR WORKERS. PEOPLE IN THESE CATEGORIES SHOULD
CONSIDER RESCHEDULING OR MOVING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AT 515.725.8200.
HAGENHOFF
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