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AQAGSP
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
533 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026
SCZ010>013-019-101>109-231000-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-GREENWOOD-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-CENTRAL GREENVILLE-SOUTHERN GREENVILLE-
NORTHERN SPARTANBURG-SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, ABBEVILLE, CALHOUN FALLS, LAURENS,
CLINTON, UNION, MONARCH MILLS, WARE SHOALS, NINETY SIX,
MOUNTAIN REST, ROCKY BOTTOM, GLASSY MOUNTAIN, SENECA, WALHALLA,
OAKWAY, WESTMINSTER, EASLEY, DACUSVILLE, CLEMSON, GREENVILLE,
TAYLORS, GREER, BEREA, MAULDIN, FORK SHOALS, SIMPSONVILLE,
FOUNTAIN INN, BOILING SPRINGS SC, FINGERVILLE, DUNCAN, LYMAN,
LANDRUM, WELLFORD, INMAN, AND SPARTANBURG
533 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (SCDES) HAS
ISSUED A CODE ORANGE ACTION DAY FOR FINE PARTICULATES AND OZONE FOR
THE UPSTATE REGION REGION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE AIR QUALITY ALERT
FOR FINE PARTICULATES IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT,
WHILE THE ALERT FOR OZONE IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST OFF
THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT SMOKE FROM THE SOUTHERN
GEORGIA WILDFIRES INTO SOUTH CAROLINA. AS STABLE CONDITIONS DEVELOP
TONIGHT, SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND BECOME NOTICEABLE.
SMOKE FROM THE WILDFIRES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION
ON THURSDAY AND MAY ALSO INCREASE OZONE CONCENTRATIONS.
AN OZONE ACTION DAY MEANS THAT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE UNHEALTHY CONCENTRATIONS OF GROUND LEVEL OZONE AIR POLLUTION.
SOUTH CAROLINA DES RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY HEALTH
ISSUES LIMIT TIME SPEND OUTDOORS AND/OR MOVE ALL ACTIVITIES INDOORS TO
AVOID THE SMOKE OR FINE PARTICULATES. KEEP WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED.
RUN AN AIR CONDITIONER IF YOU HAVE ONE BUT KEEP THE FRESH-AIR INTAKE
CLOSED AND THE FILTER CLEAN TO PREVENT OUTDOOR SMOKE AND FINE
PARTICULATES FROM GETTING INSIDE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FINE PARTICULATES AND OZONE PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://FIRE.AIRNOW.GOV AND HTTP://WWW.DES.SC.GOV/OZONE.
SCZ008-231000-
CHEROKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GAFFNEY
533 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (SCDES) HAS
ISSUED A CODE ORANGE GROUND LEVEL OZONE ACTION DAY FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY
SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
STAGNANT HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF LOW HUMIDITY AND
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY. AS THERE IS ALREADY A
CONSIDERABLE LEVEL OF POLLUTANTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE, ANOTHER DAY OF
THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT OZONE PRODUCTION ON
THURSDAY. WILDFIRE SMOKE MAY ALSO INCREASE OZONE CONCENTRATIONS.
AN OZONE ACTION DAY MEANS THAT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE UNHEALTHY CONCENTRATIONS OF GROUND LEVEL OZONE AIR POLLUTION.
A CODE ORANGE FORECAST INDICATES THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE CONCENTRATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS, WHICH INCLUDES PEOPLE
WITH LUNG DISEASE, OLDER ADULTS, AND CHILDREN. SENSITIVE GROUPS SHOULD
REDUCE PROLONGED OR HEAVY OUTDOOR EXERTION, TAKE MORE BREAKS, AND DO
LESS INTENSE ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY DURING AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS. YOU CAN HELP PREVENT OZONE POLLUTION BY WALKING OR RIDING YOUR
BICYCLE, TAKING YOUR LUNCH TO WORK, REDUCING IDLING, CONSERVING ENERGY,
AND KEEPING YOUR VEHICLE PROPERLY TUNED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,
PLEASE VISIT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.DES.SC.GOV/OZONE OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY AIRNOW WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV.
JPT
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