NWS Air Quality Alert (Avery County)

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Air Quality Alert issued June 06 at 4:58AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, until 7 AM EDT Wednesday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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