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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1052 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2026
INZ076>079-083-084-089-090-041700-
ORANGE-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
HARRISON IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, MADISON,
JASPER, ENGLISH, TELL CITY, AND CORYDON
1052 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2026 /952 AM CDT THU JUN 4 2026/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THE LOUISVILLE METRO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAVE ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY
ALERT...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR OZONE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
LOUISVILLE METRO AREA.
ORANGE: MEMBERS OF SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. SENSITIVE GROUPS
INCLUDE THE ELDERLY...CHILDREN...PERSONS WITH ASTHMA OR OTHER
BREATHING PROBLEMS...AND PERSONS WITH LUNG AND HEART DISEASE. PEOPLE
IN THESE GROUPS ARE ADVISED TO LIMIT THEIR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO
REDUCE THEIR EXPOSURE TO OZONE AND PARTICULATE POLLUTION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE LOUISVILLE METRO AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL DISTRICT AT HTTP://WWW.LOUISVILLEKY.GOV/APCD OR THE INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AT HTTP://WWW.IN.GOV/IDEM.
INZ091-092-KYZ029>031-041700-
FLOYD-CLARK IN-BULLITT-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW ALBANY, JEFFERSONVILLE,
SHEPHERDSVILLE, LOUISVILLE, AND LA GRANGE
1052 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE CALLED FOR A STATEWIDE AIR ACTION DAY ON THURSDAY JUNE 4 FOR
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
DUBOIS
PERRY
CRAWFORD
ORANGE
HARRISON
WASHINGTON
SCOTT
JEFFERSON
HERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDED ACTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC CAN TAKE TO REDUCE
OZONE FORMING EMISSIONS:
* 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 7 PM.
* 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.
BTN
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