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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service WAKEFIELD VA
509 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023

MDZ021>025-220400-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, 
Princess Anne, Snow Hill, and Ocean City
509 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AUGUST 21 2023...

The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE
Air Quality Alert across the Maryland Eastern Shore...for Ground 
Level Ozone.. on Monday.

Air quality is expected to reach code ORANGE...which is unhealthy
for sensitive groups...and means individuals with respiratory
and/or heart ailments...older adults...and children should reduce
prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.

An Air Quality Alert means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations
within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For
more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles please
visit the Maryland Department of the Environment Web Site at
http:www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/

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