839  
AEUS72 KGSP 201830  
AQAGSP  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
230 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2025  
 
NCZ051-058-505-506-211830-  
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALARKA, ALMOND, BRYSON CITY, LUADA, WESSER,  
ROBBINSVILLE, STECOAH, ASHFORD, SUGAR HILL, WOODLAWN, OLD FORT,  
MARION, NEBO, DYSARTSVILLE, FERO, AND GLENWOOD  
230 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2025  
 
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT, NOW  
INCLUDING SWAIN COUNTY...  
 
THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN RALEIGH NC  
HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR GROUND LEVEL  
OZONE FOR SWAIN, GRAHAM, AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES, UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT  
TONIGHT.  
 
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE  
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY  
STANDARDS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NORTH  
CAROLINA DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY WEB SITE AT  
HTTPS://AIRQUALITY.CLIMATE.NCSU.EDU/.  
 

 
 
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