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AEUS73 KUNR 170954
AQAUNR
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
254 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
WYZ054-055-172200-
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GILLETTE, RECLUSE, WESTON, ROZET, AND WRIGHT
254 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
...BLOWING DUST HEALTH ALERT IN EFFECT FOR THE POWDER RIVER BASIN OF
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION.
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...POWDER RIVER BASIN OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.
* WHEN...9 AM TO 5 PM MDT TODAY.
* 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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