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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE...UPDATED
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
824 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2025
INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-022>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-204-216-
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
824 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2025 /724 AM CDT SAT JUN 7 2025/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR SATURDAY JUNE 7
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY, IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY JUNE
7TH.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR PM 2.5 HAS BEEN ISSUED, MAINLY DUE TO
SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES. 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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