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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1017 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025
NEZ039>041-046>049-061>064-074>077-084>087-181200-
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL-
HAMILTON-YORK-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORD, GREELEY, SPALDING, SCOTIA, WOLBACH,
FULLERTON, GENOA, LOUP CITY, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, LITCHFIELD,
ST. PAUL, CENTRAL CITY, STROMSBURG, OSCEOLA, SHELBY, POLK,
KEARNEY, GRAND ISLAND, AURORA, YORK, MINDEN, HASTINGS, SUTTON,
HARVARD, CLAY CENTER, EDGAR, FAIRFIELD, GENEVA, EXETER, FAIRMONT,
FRANKLIN, CAMPBELL, HILDRETH, INAVALE, RED CLOUD, BLUE HILL,
ROSEMONT, BLADEN, BOSTWICK, SUPERIOR, NELSON, HEBRON, AND DESHLER
1017 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025
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...CENTRAL NEBRASKA
WHEN...UNTIL 04/17/2025 12:00 PM
POLLUTANT...PM 2.5 PARTICULATES
AIR QUALITY INDEX...MODERATE
ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
THE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE MODERATE TO UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY IN
CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAS BEEN UPDATED TO EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY
(THURSDAY). THIS EARLIER EXPERATION TIME IS DUE TO LOWER THAN
EXPECTED SMOKE CONCENTRATIONS THIS MORNING. AS OF 10AM THURSDAY,
SOME LOCATIONS ARE REPORTING MODERATE (YELLOW) AIR QUALITY, BUT
ANY REMAINING SMOKE WILL BE PUSHED OUT AS COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THIS EVENING.
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.
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