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Air Quality Alert Message
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Relayed by National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1238 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

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1238 PM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025

The Iowa DNR is extending the Air Quality Alert for all of Iowa
through 8 AM Sunday.

Moderate to heavy smoke is expected to continue impacting most of
Iowa at levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups or even
unhealthy for healthy individuals. Sensitive groups include people
with respiratory illness or heart disease, children, teenagers,
the elderly, and outdoor workers.

The DNR recommends that people avoid long or intense outdoor
activities and take frequent breaks until the air quality
improves.

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