538  
AEUS74 KOUN 060754  
AQAOUN  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
254 AM CDT SUN OCT 6 2024  
 
OKZ019-024>029-070300-  
LOGAN-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUTHRIE, YUKON, CONCHO, EL RENO, MUSTANG,  
OKLAHOMA CITY, CHANDLER, STROUD, PRAGUE, MEEKER, DAVENPORT,  
WELLSTON, CHICKASHA, TUTTLE, PURCELL, NEWCASTLE, BLANCHARD, NORMAN,  
AND MOORE  
254 AM CDT SUN OCT 6 2024  
 
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING...  
 
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF  
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.  
 
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR OZONE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY, OCTOBER  
6TH, FOR THE OKLAHOMA CITY METROPOLITAN AREA DUE TO EXPECTED HIGH  
CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE.  
 
PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS: PERSONS WITH EXISTING HEART OR  
RESPIRATORY AILMENTS SHOULD REDUCE PHYSICAL EXERTION AND OUTDOOR  
ACTIVITY.  
 
THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM BY  
REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED BY RIDING THE BUS, CARPOOLING, OR  
AVOIDING UNNECESSARY TRIPS. THE PUBLIC IS ALSO ASKED TO AVOID  
REFUELING DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS, AND TO AVOID  
THE USE OF TWO CYCLE ENGINES SUCH AS LAWN MOWERS, MOTORCYCLES, WEED  
TRIMMERS, AND OUTBOARD ENGINES. IT IS ALSO ADVISED TO LIMIT OUTDOOR  
BURNING.  
 
FOR HOURLY UPDATES ON CONCENTRATIONS AND POSSIBLE HEALTH WARNINGS,  
TELEPHONE THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AT  
405-702-4100. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEALTH EFFECTS, CALL THE  
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF OKLAHOMA AT 405-748-4674  
 

 
 
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