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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1126 AM EDT FRI JUN 6 2025
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080400-
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-NORTHERN LA PORTE-EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-
NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO-SOUTHERN LA PORTE-WESTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-
SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELKHART, GOSHEN, NAPPANEE, LAGRANGE, TOPEKA,
SHIPSHEWANA, ANGOLA, FREMONT, KENDALLVILLE, LIGONIER, ALBION,
AUBURN, GARRETT, KNOX, NORTH JUDSON, BASS LAKE, WINAMAC,
FRANCESVILLE, MEDARYVILLE, PLYMOUTH, BREMEN, CULVER, ROCHESTER,
AKRON, COLUMBIA CITY, TRI-LAKES, SOUTH WHITLEY, FORT WAYNE,
NEW HAVEN, LOGANSPORT, ROYAL CENTER, PERU, GRISSOM AFB, MEXICO,
WABASH, NORTH MANCHESTER, HUNTINGTON, ROANOKE, BLUFFTON, OSSIAN,
DECATUR, BERNE, MARION, GAS CITY, UPLAND, HARTFORD CITY, MONTPELIER,
PORTLAND, DUNKIRK, MICHIGAN CITY, LA PORTE, KINGSBURY, FISH LAKE,
SOUTH BEND, MISHAWAKA, LAKEVILLE, GRANGER, SYRACUSE, MILFORD,
NORTH WEBSTER, LEESBURG, WANATAH, LA CROSSE, UNION MILLS,
NORTH LIBERTY, NEW CARLISLE, WALKERTON, WARSAW, WINONA LAKE,
SILVER LAKE, AND MENTONE
1126 AM EDT FRI JUN 6 2025 /1026 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2025/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR FRIDAY JUNE 6TH AND
SATURDAY JUNE 7TH.
AIR QUALITY ACTION DAYS FOR PM 2.5 HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED THROUGH
SATURDAY, MAINLY DUE TO SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES. THE ASSOCIATED
FINE PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH
RESPIRATORY DISEASE, SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXPOSURE.
HERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDED ACTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC CAN TAKE:
* WALK, BIKE, CARPOOL OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
* AVOID USING THE DRIVE-THROUGH AND COMBINE ERRANDS INTO ONE TRIP.
* AVOID REFUELING YOUR VEHICLE OR USING GASOLINE-POWERED LAWN
EQUIPMENT UNTIL AFTER 7PM.
* TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE WHEN IDLING FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS.
* CONSERVE ENERGY BY TURNING OFF LIGHTS OR SETTING THE AIR
CONDITIONER TO 75 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE IDEM SMOG PAGE AT:
HTTPS://APPS.IDEM.IN.GOV/SMOGWATCH
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