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AEUS72 KGSP 240101
AQAGSP
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
901 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
SCZ008-010>013-019-101>109-241100-
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
901 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (SCDES) HAS
ISSUED A CODE ORANGE GROUND LEVEL OZONE ACTION DAY FOR THE UPSTATE
REGION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL THE WEATHER OVER THE SOUTHEAST
STATES ON FRIDAY. HIGH LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
UPSTATE REGION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS, ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY, VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES, AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
GROUND-LEVEL OZONE PRODUCTION ACROSS THE UPSTATE.
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.
NCZ071-072-241100-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHARLOTTE, CONCORD, AND KANNAPOLIS
901 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN RALEIGH NC
HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR GROUND LEVEL OZONE
FOR MECKLENBURG AND CABARRUS COUNTIES, IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY.
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/.
JPT
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