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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
824 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
SCZ008-010>013-019-101>109-240400-
CHEROKEE-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 GAFFNEY, 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
824 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (SCDES) HAS
ISSUED A CODE ORANGE GROUND LEVEL OZONE ACTION DAY FOR THE UPSTATE
REGION REGION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
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.
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