Air Quality Alert issued September 8 at 6:24PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
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The Shelby County Health Department has issued a Code Red Ozone
Health Advisory effective for Shelby County Tennessee, Crittenden
County Arkansas, and DeSoto County Mississippi, including the City
of Memphis that will remain in effect until sunset. This ozone health
advisory is due to monitored ozone values that have reached unhealthy
levels. These values have exceeded the Environmental Protection
Agency's federal safe health standard. The Shelby County Health
Department strongly recommends that active children and adults, and
people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, avoid prolonged
outdoor exertion. All others should limit prolonged outdoor
exertion.
The Shelby County Health Department has issued a Code Orange Ozone
Forecast effective for Shelby County Tennessee, Crittenden County
Arkansas, and DeSoto County Mississippi, including the city of
Memphis for Wednesday. This ozone forecast is due to forecasted ozone
values that will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. These values will
exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's federal safe health
standard. The Shelby County Health Department recommends that
sensitive groups which include active children and adults, and
people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, limit prolonged
outdoor exertion.
Please continue to check the latest air quality forecasts and updates
until monitored values return to safe levels. For more information go
to www.airnow.gov.
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