Air Quality Alert for Orlando, Oklahoma
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Including the cities of Guthrie, Yukon, Concho, El Reno, Mustang,
Oklahoma City, Chandler, Stroud, Prague, Meeker, Davenport,
Wellston, Chickasha, Tuttle, Purcell, Newcastle, Blanchard, Norman,
and Moore
308 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality from 10 AM to 10 PM CDT.
An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Saturday for the
Oklahoma City Metropolitan area due to expected high concentrations
of ozone.
Persons with existing heart or respiratory ailments should reduce
physical exertion and outdoor activity.
The general public is encouraged to help alleviate the problem by
reducing vehicle miles traveled by riding the bus...carpooling...or
avoiding unnecessary trips. The public is also asked to avoid
refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours...and to
avoid the use of two cycle engines such as lawn mowers...
motorcycles...weed trimmers...and outboard engines. It is also
advised to limit outdoor burning.
For hourly updates on concentrations and possible health warnings,
telephone the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at
405-702-4100. For more information on health effects, call the
American Lung Association of Oklahoma at 405-748-4674
Hazardous Weather Outlook for Orlando, Oklahoma
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
738 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
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738 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.
.DAY ONE...Tonight...
No hazardous weather is expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...
.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms will be possible late Sunday across western
and northern Oklahoma and portions of central Oklahoma. Some of
these storms could become severe with large hail and damaging wind
gusts as the potential severe hazards. Thunderstorms could also
return on Tuesday through Thursday and a few of them late Tuesday
could also become severe mainly east of I-35.
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