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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Louisville KY
1140 AM EDT Tue Aug 22 2023

INZ076>079-083-084-089-090-240400-
Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Harrison IN-
Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Jasper, 
English, Tell City, and Corydon
1140 AM EDT Tue Aug 22 2023 /1040 AM CDT Tue Aug 22 2023/

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management
have called for an Ozone action day continuing today and again for
Wednesday August 23rd for the following counties...

Dubois
Perry
Orange
Crawford
Washington 
Harrison
Scott
Jefferson


Here are some recommended actions that the public can take to reduce
ozone forming emissions:

* Walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation.
* Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip.
* Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn
equipment until after 7 PM.
* Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds.
* Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air
conditioner to 75 degrees or above.

$$

INZ091-092-KYZ029>031-240400-
Floyd-Clark IN-Bullitt-Jefferson KY-Oldham-
Including the cities of New Albany, Jeffersonville, Shepherdsville, 
Louisville, and La Grange
1140 AM EDT Tue Aug 22 2023

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District and the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management have issued an Air Quality
Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for the 
Louisville Metro Area continuing for today and again for Wednesday
August 23rd.

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The 
general public is not likely to be affected. Sensitive groups include
the elderly...children...persons with asthma or other breathing 
problems...and persons with lung and heart disease. People in these 
groups are advised to limit their outdoor activities to reduce their 
exposure to ozone and particulate pollution. 

For more information, visit the Louisville Metro Air Pollution
Control District at http://www.louisvilleky.gov/apcd or the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management at http://www.in.gov/idem.

$$

BJS