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NWS Air Quality Alert (McDowell County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 07 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Alert for today, and a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Thursday for Fine Particulates for Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Caldwell, Burke, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Alexander, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, and Union Counties, until midnight EDT Thursday night. 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/.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Avery; Burke Mountains; Cabarrus; Caldwell Mountains; Catawba; Cleveland; Eastern McDowell; Eastern Polk; Gaston; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Greater Rutherford; Iredell; Lincoln; McDowell Mountains; Mecklenburg; Mitchell; Polk Mountains; Rowan; Rutherford Mountains; Union; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 07 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Alert for today, and a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Thursday for Fine Particulates for Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Caldwell, Burke, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Alexander, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, and Union Counties, until midnight EDT Thursday night. 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/.
Counties Affected:
Alexander; Avery; Burke Mountains; Cabarrus; Caldwell Mountains; Catawba; Cleveland; Eastern McDowell; Eastern Polk; Gaston; Greater Burke; Greater Caldwell; Greater Rutherford; Iredell; Lincoln; McDowell Mountains; Mecklenburg; Mitchell; Polk Mountains; Rowan; Rutherford Mountains; Union; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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