156  
AEUS75 KTFX 041315  
AQAMT  
MTC001-023-039-047-057-061-063-077-081-089-093-051500-  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
712 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
   
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT  
 
THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR  
QUALITY ALERT FOR BEAVERHEAD, DEER LODGE, GRANITE, LAKE, MADISON,  
MINERAL, MISSOULA, POWELL, RAVALLI, SANDERS, AND SILVER BOW COUNTIES  
IN EFFECT UNTIL 9AM ON 08/05/2026  
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT PARTICULATES HAVE BEEN TRENDING  
UPWARDS AND THAT AN EXCEEDANCE OF THE 24 HOUR NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR  
QUALITY STANDARD (NAAQS) HAS OCCURRED OR MAY OCCUR IN THE NEAR  
FUTURE.  
 
ELEVATED PARTICULATE LEVELS DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE  
 
AS OF 6AM ON 08/04/2026, PARTICULATE LEVELS IN BILLINGS, BUTTE,  
COLUMBIA FALLS, CUT BANK, DILLON, FRENCHTOWN, GREAT FALLS, HAMILTON,  
HELENA, LIBBY, MISSOULA, SLEEPING GIANT AND THOMPSON FALLS ARE  
MODERATE.  
 
WHEN AIR QUALITY IS MODERATE... STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS  
RECOMMEND THAT UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE PEOPLE SHOULD CONSIDER REDUCING  
PROLONGED OR HEAVY EXERTION.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL  
QUALITY AT HTTP://TODAYSAIR.MTDEQ.US  
 
 
 
MTC029-053-041343-  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
713 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
THE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR FLATHEAD AND LINCOLN COUNTIES HAS BEEN  
CANCELLED.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL  
QUALITY AT WWW.TODAYSAIR.MT.GOV  
 
 
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