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AEUS73 KILX 151440
AQAILX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
940 AM CDT SAT JUL 15 2023
ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-161445-
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-
MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, RUSHVILLE, HAVANA, LINCOLN,
CLINTON, MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE, BEARDSTOWN,
PETERSBURG, WINCHESTER, JACKSONVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, TAYLORVILLE,
DECATUR, SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS, SHELBYVILLE,
GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM, NEWTON, ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY,
AND LAWRENCEVILLE
940 AM CDT SAT JUL 15 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FORECASTS UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) OR HIGHER AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI) THROUGH
SUNDAY, JULY 16TH FOR ALL OF ILLINOIS.
SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT ILLINOIS AS SOON AS TODAY
AND IS THE MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR THE POOR AQI. IMPACTS ON AIR
QUALITY FROM THE SMOKE TODAY MAY BE SHORTER IN DURATION IN MORE
SOUTHERN LOCATIONS AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO STORMS. THE UNIQUE AND
WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THIS EVENT PROMPTED THIS NWS ALERT. AQI
FORECAST DETAILS AND CURRENT LEVELS CAN BE FOUND AT AIRNOW.GOV
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) - ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS,
ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS
ASTHMA, SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN
REDUCE YOU EMISSIONS AND PROTECT YOUR HEALTH CAN BE FOUND AT
AIRNOW.GOV
MEDIA CONTACT...217 558 1563.
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