6/3/2023 12:09:00 AM until 6/3/2023 8:15:00 PM

AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... 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, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM this morning to 7 AM EDT Sunday. 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/.