468  
AEUS71 KLWX 191515  
AQALWX  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1115 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
VAZ028-WVZ050>053-501>504-200400-  
FREDERICK-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-WESTERN GRANT-  
EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBIN, CEDAR GROVE, GAINESBORO, WINCHESTER,  
PURGITSVILLE, FRENCHBURG, ROMNEY, THREE CHURCHES, WAPOCOMO, POINTS,  
SPRINGFIELD, HANCOCK, SHADY GROVE, BERKELEY SPGS, BERRYVILLE,  
SMITH CROSSROADS, MAGNOLIA, PAW PAW, MARTINSBURG, RANSON,  
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, BLOOMERY, CHARLES TOWN, MIDDLEWAY, BAKERTON,  
MILLVILLE, BEECHWOOD, WILSONIA, BAYARD, CABINS, KLINE GAP, LANDES,  
MASONVILLE, PETERSBURG, SEYMOURVILLE, WELTON, PIEDMONT,  
SULPHUR CITY, ANTIOCH, KEYSER, NEW CREEK, RIDGEVILLE, RUSSELLDALE,  
HEADSVILLE, AND FORT ASHBY  
1115 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT  
 
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - AIR QUALITY  
DIVISION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR FINE  
PARTICULATES FOR WEST VIRGINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.  
 
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT FINE PARTICULATES  
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY  
STANDARDS.  
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE WEST  
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - AIR QUALITY  
DIVISION WEBSITE AT:HTTP://DEP.WV.GOV/DAQ/  
 
 
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