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AEUS71 KGYX 171921
AQAGYX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
321 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
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NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, LANCASTER, BETHLEHEM, LINCOLN, LITTLETON,
SUGAR HILL, THORNTON, WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON,
NORTH CONWAY, ALBANY, CONWAY, CHATHAM, CRAWFORD NOTCH, LEBANON,
LYME, ASHLAND, ELLSWORTH, HOLDERNESS, PLYMOUTH, RUMNEY, WAKEFIELD,
BRIDGEWATER, BROOKFIELD, OSSIPEE, TUFTONBORO, WOLFEBORO,
MOULTONBOROUGH, CLAREMONT, CORNISH, UNITY, CROYDON, GOSHEN,
GRANTHAM, LEMPSTER, NEWPORT, CHARLESTOWN, BOSCAWEN, CANTERBURY,
CONCORD, DUNBARTON, LOUDON, HOOKSETT, LACONIA, GILFORD, MEREDITH,
BARRINGTON, ROCHESTER, DOVER, ROLLINSFORD, SOMERSWORTH, DURHAM,
MADBURY, GILSUM, KEENE, MARLOW, SULLIVAN, SURRY, JAFFREY,
MANCHESTER, PELHAM, NASHUA, SALEM, ATKINSON, NEWTON, PLAISTOW,
CHESTER, DERRY, HAMPSTEAD, EXETER, GREENLAND, PORTSMOUTH, RYE,
HAMPTON, HAMPTON FALLS, NORTH HAMPTON, SEABROOK, AMHERST, MILFORD,
MONT VERNON, GOFFSTOWN, PETERBOROUGH, SHARON, HOLLIS, AND WEARE
321 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS ISSUED AN
AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR PARTICLE POLLUTION FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
11 PM EDT SATURDAY.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS STATEWIDE MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.
SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS; ANYONE WITH LUNG
DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, AND BRONCHITIS; AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
ACTIVE OUTDOORS. EVEN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS MAY EXPERIENCE MILD HEALTH
EFFECTS AND SHOULD CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS OR PROLONGED OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IS PREDICTING
UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY FOR SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS IN THE ABOVE-
MENTIONED COUNTIES. SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE CHILDREN AND OLDER
ADULTS; ANYONE WITH LUNG DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, AND
BRONCHITIS; AND PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVE OUTDOORS. EVEN HEALTHY
INDIVIDUALS MAY EXPERIENCE MILD HEALTH EFFECTS AND SHOULD CONSIDER
LIMITING STRENUOUS OR PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WEBSITE AT,
HTTPS://WWW4.DES.STATE.NH.US/AIRDATA/
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