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AEUS73 KIWX 191755
AQAIWX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
155 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026
INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-204-
216-210400-
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
155 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026 /1255 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY, IN EFFECT FOR
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, JULY 19 AND 20.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR PM 2.5 HAS BEEN ISSUED. FINE
PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY TO 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:
*DUE TO OBSERVED AND FORECASTED HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PM 2.5 VALUES
IN THE AREA, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OR LIMIT
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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