Air Quality Alert Issued
From
Denver
Sent
Mon, Sep 5 @ 5:11pm
Description
Air Quality Alert issued September 5 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 Monday September 05 to 1200 AM Tuesday September 06
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 Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Hot and
sunny weather will allow ozone concentrations to reach the
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category Monday afternoon and
evening. Ozone concentrations in the Unhealthy for Sensitive
Groups category will be most likely for southern and western parts
of the Denver metro area, including Highlands Ranch and Golden.
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.
