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AEUS72 KGSP 171631
AQAGSP

Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1231 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

NCZ070-071-180000-
Gaston-Mecklenburg-
Including the cities of Gastonia and Charlotte
1231 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC
has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level
Ozone for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties, until 8 PM EDT this
evening.

An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone
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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