AEUS74 KMRX 092036 AQAMRX Air Quality Alert Message Relayed by National Weather Service Morristown TN 336 PM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 NCZ060-061-110645- Cherokee-Clay- Including the cities of Andrews, Marble, Topton, Hiawasse Dam, Murphy, Unaka, Violet, Shooting Creek, Brasstown, Hayesville, and Tusquitee 336 PM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code Red Health Advisory for the southwest North Carolina area...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. A Code Red Air Quality Alert for Particulate matter means ground level Particulate matter concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. Everyone may begin to experience health effects. Active children and adults, and people with a respiratory disease such as Asthma, avoid prolonged outdoor exertion. Everyone else, especially children, limit prolonged outdoor exertion. $$