AIR QUALITY ALERT
AIR QUALITY ALERT ISSUED JULY 18 AT 12:18AM EDT
Effective: 2026-07-18 00:18:00
Expires: 2026-07-19 00:00:00
Issued by: NWS Albany NY
Alert Text
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ATALBANY HAS ISSUED A AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR FINE PARTICULATES, UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR FINE PARTICULATES. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX...OR AQI...WAS CREATED AS AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER THE AQI VALUE, THE GREATER THE HEALTH CONCERN.
WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED...THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG AND THOSE WITH PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART DISEASE. THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WEBSITE AT, HTTPS: ON.NY.GOV NYAQI, OR CALL THE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 800-535- 1345.
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Target Area
NORTHERN HERKIMER, HAMILTON, SOUTHERN HERKIMER, SOUTHERN FULTON, MONTGOMERY, NORTHERN SARATOGA, NORTHERN WARREN, NORTHERN WASHINGTON, SCHOHARIE, WESTERN SCHENECTADY, EASTERN SCHENECTADY, SOUTHERN SARATOGA, WESTERN ALBANY, EASTERN ALBANY, WESTERN RENSSELAER, EASTERN RENSSELAER, WESTERN GREENE, EASTERN GREENE, WESTERN COLUMBIA, EASTERN COLUMBIA, WESTERN ULSTER, EASTERN ULSTER, WESTERN DUTCHESS, EASTERN DUTCHESS, NORTHERN FULTON, SOUTHEAST WARREN, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON
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