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AEUS73 KIWX 181756
AQAIWX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
156 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-204-
216-200400-
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-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, MONTICELLO, MONON, BROOKSTON, 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
156 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026 /1256 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY JULY 19
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY, IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
JULY 19.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR SMOKE HAS BEEN ISSUED. SMOKE 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.
DUE TO THE OBSERVED AND FORECASTED HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PM 2.5
READINGS VALUES IN THE AREA, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC TO
AVOID OR LIMITE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE, REDUCE OR AVOID
EXERTION OR HEAVY WORK OUTDOORS AND KEEP WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE IDEM SMOG PAGE AT:
HTTP://WWW.IN.GOV/IDEM/AIRMONITORING/SMOGWATCH/
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