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AEUS71 KLWX 051735
AQALWX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
135 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2025
WVZ050>053-055-501>506-060200-
HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-
EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROMNEY, PAW PAW, MARTINSBURG, CHARLES TOWN,
SHEPHERDSTOWN, MOOREFIELD, BAYARD, MOUNT STORM, PETERSBURG,
ELK GARDEN, ANTIOCH, KEYSER, NEW CREEK, RIDGEVILLE, RUSSELLDALE,
HEADSVILLE, FORT ASHBY, RIVERTON, BRANDYWINE, FRANKLIN, OAK FLAT,
RUDDLE, AND SUGAR GROVE
135 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2025
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - AIR QUALITY
DIVISION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ADVISORY DUE TO
ELEVATED PARTICULATE MATTER FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE ACROSS WEST
VIRGINA UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE FLUCTUATIONS IN AIR QUALITY THROUGHOUT
THE DAY, AND SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODS WHERE THE AIR QUALITY
INDEX (AQI) REACHES THE 101-150 RANGE (ORANGE), WHICH IS CONSIDERED
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.
AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY MEANS THAT FINE PARTICULATES CONCENTRATIONS
WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - AIR QUALITY DIVISION WEBSITE
AT: HTTP://DEP.WV.GOV/DAQ/
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