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AEUS73 KPAH 271637
AQAPAH
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1137 AM CDT TUE AUG 27 2024
INZ081-082-085>088-281000-
GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT BRANCH, PETERSBURG, POSEYVILLE,
EVANSVILLE, BOONVILLE, AND ROCKPORT
1137 AM CDT TUE AUG 27 2024 /1237 PM EDT TUE AUG 27 2024/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAS CALLED FOR AN
AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE IN THE AIR FOR TODAY
AUGUST 27TH AND TOMORROW AUGUST 28 FOR THE FOLLOWING SOUTHWEST
INDIANA COUNTIES,
VANDERBURGH, POSEY, WARRICK, SPENCER, GIBSON, AND PIKE.
THIS ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
AN OZONE ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN A COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES,
LIGHT WINDS AND OTHER FACTORS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS
WHERE HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE EMISSIONS MAY EXCEED FEDERALLY MANDATED
STANDARDS.
HERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDED ACTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC CAN TAKE TO
REDUCE OZONE 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.
ANYONE SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN AIR QUALITY MAY BE AFFECTED WHEN
OZONE LEVELS ARE HIGH. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND ANYONE WITH HEART
OR LUNG CONDITIONS SHOULD REDUCE OR AVOID EXERTION AND HEAVY WORK
OUTDOORS.
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