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AEUS73 KMQT 161511
AQAMQT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1111 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-171600-
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
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1111 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026 /1011 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT THROUGH FRIDAY JULY 17
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY
(EGLE) HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR JULY 16 AND JULY 17 2026,
FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF FINE PARTICULATE DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE.
POLLUTANTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM VERY UNHEALTHY TO HAZARDOUS.
THIS IS A STATEWIDE AIR QUALITY ALERT.
PLUMES OF SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO DRIFT ACROSS THE
REGION. ELEVATED FINE PARTICULATE DUE TO THE SMOKE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT, WHEN POSSIBLE, YOU AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE AND RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS LIKE ASTHMA. WATCH FOR SYMPTOMS INCLUDING WHEEZING,
COUGHING, CHEST TIGHTNESS, DIZZINESS, OR BURNING IN THE NOSE, THROAT,
AND EYES. YOU CAN HELP REDUCE AIR POLLUTION BY LIMITING ACTIVITIES
SUCH AS OUTDOOR BURNING OR USE OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING DEVICES.
TIPS FOR HOUSEHOLDS:
KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT SMOKE FROM GETTING INDOORS
AND, IF POSSIBLE, RUN CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING WITH MERV-13 OR
HIGHER RATED FILTERS.
FOR UP-TO-DATE AIR QUALITY DATA FOR MICHIGAN, VISIT THE MIAIR SITE:
MICHIGAN.GOV/MIAIR
FOR UP-TO-DATE AIR QUALITY DATA NATIONALLY, VISIT EPA'S AIR NOW
SITE: HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
FOR FURTHER HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MDHHS' WILDFIRE SMOKE AND
YOUR HEALTH SITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MICHIGAN.GOV/MDHHS/SAFETY-INJURY-
PREV/ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH/YOUR-HEALTH-AND-WILDFIRE-SMOKE.
AIR QUALITY ALERT
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY
JULY 16 2026
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