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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Paducah KY
313 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

ILZ075>078-080>094-020500-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-White-
Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-Hardin-
Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion,
Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi,
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, Jonesboro,
Vienna, Golconda, Elizabethtown, Cairo, Mound City, and Metropolis
313 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY NIGHT...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air
Pollution Action Day for Friday August 1st for all of Illinois due
to wildfire smoke.

This alert is IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY NIGHT.

An Illinois Air Pollution Action Day is declared when weather
conditions are such that widespread ozone and or particulate levels
are expected to be at or above the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
category of the Air Quality Index for all or almost all of Illinois.

Active children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or
respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor
activity.

Area residents are urged to reduce pollution levels. Air quality
forecasts, Air Quality Index cautionary statements, current air
quality, and tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found
at www.airnow.gov.

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