Air Quality Alert in Presque Isle County, Michigan
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED6/28/2023 11:21:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: UnknownSeverity: UnknownCertainty: Unknown
6/28/2023 11:21:00 AM until 6/29/2023 11:30:00 AM
AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT...
The Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy has
declared an Action Day for Fine Particulates. This alert is in
effect until midnight EDT Thursday night.
Smoke originating from wildfires in Quebec and Ontario, Canada are
expected to impact PM2.5 concentrations at the surface across much of
northern lower Michigan through Thursday, June 29th. The air quality
index is expected to range from the unhealthy for sensitive groups
to unhealthy level with some hourly concentrations in the very
unhealthy range.
It is recommended that sensitive groups such as people with lung
disease, heart disease, children and older adults should limit
prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
For further information...please see the Michigan Department of
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy`s Air Quality Index page on
the internet at HTTP://WWW.DEQMIAIR.ORG.