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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
604 AM EDT MON JUN 2 2025
SCZ008>014-019-101>109-030000-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-CENTRAL GREENVILLE-
SOUTHERN GREENVILLE-NORTHERN SPARTANBURG-SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAFFNEY, CATAWBA, ROCK HILL, ANDERSON,
ABBEVILLE, CALHOUN FALLS, LAURENS, CLINTON, UNION, MONARCH MILLS,
BLACKSTOCK, CHESTER, CORNWELL, GREAT FALLS, 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
604 AM EDT MON JUN 2 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN COLUMBIA
SC HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE GROUND LEVEL OZONE ACTION DAY FOR THE
UPSTATE AND CATAWBA REGIONS REGION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ELEVATED OZONE LEVELS TODAY.
AN OZONE ACTION DAY MEANS THAT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE UNHEALTHY CONCENTRATIONS OF GROUND LEVEL OZONE AIR POLLUTION.
A CODE ORANGE FORECAST INDICATES THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE
CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS,
WHICH INCLUDES PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE, OLDER ADULTS, AND CHILDREN.
SENSITIVE GROUPS SHOULD REDUCE PROLONGED OR HEAVY OUTDOOR EXERTION,
TAKE MORE BREAKS, AND DO LESS INTENSE ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY DURING
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. YOU CAN HELP PREVENT OZONE
POLLUTION BY WALKING OR RIDING YOUR BICYCLE, TAKING YOUR LUNCH TO
WORK, REDUCING IDLING, CONSERVING ENERGY, AND KEEPING YOUR VEHICLE
PROPERLY TUNED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE SOUTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.DES.SC.GOV/OZONE OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
AIRNOW WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV.
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