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Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert in effect for Tuesday July 18, 2023

Last Updated on July 17, 2023 4:30 pm

NCZ001>003-018>020-180400-
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Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Boone,
Wilkesboro, and Yadkinville
414 PM EDT Mon Jul 17 2023

…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates, from midnight tonight to midnight EDT Tuesday night due to Canadian wildfire smoke.

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 North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.

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