AEUS72 KGSP 160028 AQAGSP Air Quality Alert Message Relayed by National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 828 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024 SCZ008-010>013-019-101>109-160400- Cherokee-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC-Greenwood- Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains- Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville- Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg- Including the cities of Gaffney, Anderson, Abbeville, Calhoun Falls, Laurens, Clinton, Union, Monarch Mills, Ware Shoals, Ninety Six, Mountain Rest, Rocky Bottom, Glassy Mountain, Seneca, Walhalla, Oakway, Westminster, Easley, Dacusville, Clemson, Greenville, Taylors, Greer, Berea, Mauldin, Fork Shoals, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn, Boiling Springs Sc, Fingerville, Duncan, Lyman, Landrum, Wellford, Inman, and Spartanburg 828 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2024 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in Columbia SC has issued a Code Orange Fine Particulates Action Day for the Upstate region of South Carolina, until midnight EDT tonight. An Air Quality Alert means that the fine particulate concentrations within the specified areas may approach or exceed unhealthy standards for individuals sensitive to particulate pollution. DHEC recommends that individuals with respiratory health issues limit time spend outdoors and/or move all activities indoors to avoid the smoke or fine particulates. Keep windows and doors closed. Run an air conditioner if you have one but keep the fresh-air intake closed and the filter clean to prevent outdoor smoke and fine particulates from getting inside. For more information about fine particulates, please visit: https://fire.airnow.gov. $$