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AEUS71 KAKQ 152148
AQAAKQ
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
548 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2026
MDZ021>025-170400-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAMBRIDGE, SALISBURY, CRISFIELD,
PRINCESS ANNE, SNOW HILL, AND OCEAN CITY
548 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE
AIR QUALITY ALERT ACROSS THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...FOR GROUND
LEVEL OZONE...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY.
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES PLEASE
VISIT THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WEB SITE AT
HTTP:WWW.MDE.MARYLAND.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/
VAZ080>084-090-097-098-511>516-523>525-528>531-170400-
DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE (INCLUDING HOPEWELL AND PETERSBURG)-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-JAMES CITY-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-
EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-NORFOLK-
PORTSMOUTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF REAMS, PETERSBURG, HOPEWELL, BARNETTS,
WAYSIDE, ROXBURY, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BROWNS CORNER, MOUNTCASTLE,
NEW KENT AIRPORT, ORAPAX FARMS, QUINTON, TALLEYSVILLE, ACHILLES,
GLASS, GLOUCESTER POINT, MARYUS, NAXERA, ORDINARY, SEVERN,
WILLIAMSBURG, MOUNT PLEASANT, BOWERS HILL, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT,
DEEP CREEK, FENTRESS, GREAT BRIDGE, GREENBRIER, BACK BAY, BAYSIDE,
CAPE HENRY, DAM NECK, GALLUPS CORNER, KEMPSVILLE, LONDON BRIDGE,
ASHLAND, MECHANICSVILLE, BON AIR, MIDLOTHIAN, CHESTERFIELD, CHESTER,
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, RICHMOND, SANDSTON, GRAFTON, TABB, BEACONSDALE,
DENBIGH, FORT EUSTIS, HILTON VILLAGE, LEE HALL, MENCHVILLE,
NEWPORT NEWS, BUCKROE BEACH, FORT MONROE, FOX HILL, GRAND VIEW,
HALLWOOD, HAMPTON, LANGLEY AFB, CARRSVILLE, LEES MILL, BENNS CHURCH,
BETHEL CHURCH, CARROLLTON, LAWSON, LONGVIEW, CHUCKATUCK, CLEOPUS,
CRITTENDEN, DEANES, DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK, DRIVER, ELWOOD,
DOWNTOWN NORFOLK, GHENT, NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL ARPT, NORFOLK NAS,
NORVIEW, OCEAN VIEW, WARDS CORNER, CHURCHLAND, CRADOCK,
AND DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH
548 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2026
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED A CODE
ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT ACROSS THE RICHMOND METRO AREA AND THE
HAMPTON ROADS AREA...FOR GROUND LEVEL OZONE...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY.
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR
QUALITY WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/AQFORECAST
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