NY WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 24, 2022

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AIR QUALITY ALERT

Air Quality Alert Message

Relayed by National Weather Service ALBANY NY

501 PM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at

Albany has issued a Air Quality Health Advisory for Ground Level

Ozone...from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Sunday.

Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than

an air quality index value of 100 for ozone. 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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