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Air Quality Alert Message
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Madison WI
Relayed by National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1052 AM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

WIZ014>016-023>028-011700-
Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson,
River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire
1052 AM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for the following counties: Barron, Chippewa,
Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix.

WHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups (USG) to Unhealthy level.

WHERE...All of Wisconsin.

WHEN...Until noon Friday, August 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Sensitive groups: Consider rescheduling or moving all activities
inside. Go inside if you have symptoms.

People with asthma: Follow your asthma action plan and keep
quick-relief medicine handy.

People with heart disease: Symptoms such as palpitations,
shortness of breath, or unusual fatigue may indicate a serious
problem. If you have any of these, contact your health care
provider.

Everyone else: Keep outdoor activities shorter and less intense.
Go inside if you have symptoms.

Additional Details:
Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to impact Wisconsin`s
surface air quality over the next several days. Widespread
Unhealthy (Red) AQI for PM2.5 is expected across Wisconsin on
Thursday, with NowCast AQI values in the Very Unhealthy (Purple)
category possible. Conditions are expected to slowly improve
beginning Friday. However, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange)
to Unhealthy (Red) AQI will remain possible through the weekend.
Conditions will be reevaluated on a day-to-day basis through the
weekend, including updates to the forecast and any associated Air
Quality Advisories.

For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov

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Borghoff