Air Quality Alert for Lewisburg, Indiana
INZ005-012>015-022-023-103-104-116-203-204-216-190400-
Elkhart-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Cass IN-Miami-
Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko-
Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-
Including the cities of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Knox,
North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville,
Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester, Akron, Logansport,
Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, Mexico, Michigan City, La Porte,
Kingsbury, Fish Lake, South Bend, Mishawaka, Lakeville, Granger,
Syracuse, Milford, North Webster, Leesburg, Wanatah, La Crosse,
Union Mills, North Liberty, New Carlisle, Walkerton, Warsaw,
Winona Lake, Silver Lake, and Mentone
127 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 /1227 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024/
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY, MAY 18...
An Air Quality Action Day has been declared by the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management for Saturday May 18th in
portions of north-central and northwest Indiana.
Ozone levels are expected to be in the Orange or unhealthy for
sensitive groups range.
People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to
ozone and fine particulate formation. These activities include...
refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling, using gasoline
powered lawn equipment and using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive
activities include...car pooling, biking to work, delaying or
combining errands and using water based paints.
It is recommended that people with respiratory diseases such as
asthma limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
For additional information, please visit the IDEM SMOG Watch web
site at https://apps.idem.in.gov/smogwatch/ or the EPA AIRNOW web
site at www.airnow.gov and click on Indiana.