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AEUS73 KDVN 311547
AQADVN
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1047 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2025
ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034-035-010500-
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-
PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALENA, FREEPORT, MOUNT CARROLL, STERLING,
MOLINE, ROCK ISLAND, GENESEO, PRINCETON, HENNEPIN, ALEDO, OQUAWKA,
MONMOUTH, CARTHAGE, AND MACOMB
1047 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2025
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS ISSUED A RED
FORECAST AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY FOR THURSDAY, JULY 31 FOR THE
AIRNOW AQI FORECAST SECTOR OF ROCK ISLAND.
THIS RED FORECAST AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED DUE TO A
FORECAST OF UNHEALTH-RED CATEGORY FOR PARTICULATES DUE TO WILDFIRE
SMOKE TODAY, JULY 31ST.
EVERYONE SHOULD REDUCE PROLONGED ACTIVITIES OR HEAVY EXERTION
OUTDOORS. ACTIVE CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR
RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED ACTIVITIES
OR HEAVY EXERTION OUTDOORS.
AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. AIR QUALITY
FORECASTS, CURRENT AIR QUALITY, AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN REDUCE YOUR
EMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV.
MEDIA CONTACT... ILLINOIS EPA
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