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AQAGSP
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
828 PM EDT FRI MAR 15 2024
SCZ008-010>013-019-101>109-160400-
CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-GREENWOOD-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-CENTRAL GREENVILLE-
SOUTHERN GREENVILLE-NORTHERN SPARTANBURG-SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAFFNEY, ANDERSON, ABBEVILLE, CALHOUN FALLS,
LAURENS, CLINTON, UNION, MONARCH MILLS, WARE SHOALS, NINETY SIX,
MOUNTAIN REST, ROCKY BOTTOM, GLASSY MOUNTAIN, SENECA, WALHALLA,
OAKWAY, WESTMINSTER, EASLEY, DACUSVILLE, CLEMSON, GREENVILLE,
TAYLORS, GREER, BEREA, MAULDIN, FORK SHOALS, SIMPSONVILLE,
FOUNTAIN INN, BOILING SPRINGS SC, FINGERVILLE, DUNCAN, LYMAN,
LANDRUM, WELLFORD, INMAN, AND SPARTANBURG
828 PM EDT FRI MAR 15 2024
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN
COLUMBIA SC HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE FINE PARTICULATES ACTION DAY
FOR THE UPSTATE REGION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT.
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT THE FINE PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS
WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY
STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS SENSITIVE TO PARTICULATE POLLUTION.
DHEC RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY HEALTH ISSUES
LIMIT TIME SPEND OUTDOORS AND/OR MOVE ALL ACTIVITIES INDOORS TO
AVOID THE SMOKE OR FINE PARTICULATES. KEEP WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED.
RUN AN AIR CONDITIONER IF YOU HAVE ONE BUT KEEP THE FRESH-AIR INTAKE
CLOSED AND THE FILTER CLEAN TO PREVENT OUTDOOR SMOKE AND FINE
PARTICULATES FROM GETTING INSIDE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FINE PARTICULATES, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://FIRE.AIRNOW.GOV.
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