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AEUS73 KUNR 091133
AQAUNR
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
433 AM MST MON FEB 9 2026
WYZ055-092200-
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WRIGHT
433 AM MST MON FEB 9 2026
...BLOWING DUST HEALTH ALERT IN EFFECT FOR THE POWDER RIVER BASIN OF
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION.
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* WHERE...POWDER RIVER BASIN OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.
* WHEN...9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE WYOMING AIR QUALITY DIVISION RECOMMENDS THE ELDERLY, YOUNG
CHILDREN, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AVOID
EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EXERTION AND MINIMIZE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING
THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH THESE PEOPLE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEALTH
IMPACTS, THE AIR QUALITY DIVISION ALSO ADVISES THAT EVERYONE
SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE POOR AIR QUALITY
CONDITIONS.
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