Air Quality Alert Issued
From
Denver
Sent
Sat, Sep 3 @ 4:46pm
Description
Air Quality Alert issued September 3 at 4:10PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
issued the following...
WHAT...Ozone Action Day Alert.
WHERE...Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, western Arapahoe, western
Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties
WHEN...400 PM Saturday September 03 to 400 PM Sunday September 04
IMPACTS...Ozone Action Day Alert is now in effect for the seven-
county Denver- Boulder metropolitan area. Requests to limit
driving of non-ZEV vehicles (i.e., gas or diesel) are now in
effect until at least 4 PM Sunday, September 4, 2022. Continued
hot and dry weather will result in ozone concentrations reaching
the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category Saturday and Sunday
during the afternoon and evening hours, primarily for western
portions of the Denver metro area including Morrison, Golden, and
Boulder. For areas included in this advisory that are not expected
to exceed the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) air quality
designation, we request that activities, such as driving non-ZEV
vehicles (i.e., gas or diesel), be reduced to lessen the impacts
on neighboring air quality. Additional air pollution in this
region may directly worsen air quality or contribute to precursors
which may also adversely affect air quality. For Colorado air
quality conditions, forecasts and advisories, visit:
https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx
HEALTH INFORMATION...Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms
and breathing discomfort in active children and adults and people
with lung disease, such as asthma. Active children and adults, and
people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged
or heavy outdoor exertion.
This notification was posted by Denver. Denver is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen (Beta) is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
