Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: Media PA

Air Quality Alert

PAZ070-071-101>106-260400-
Eastern Chester-Western Chester-Eastern Montgomery-Western
Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-Delaware-Philadelphia-
345 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY MAY 25...

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has issued
a code orange air quality alert Saturday for The Philadelphia
Metro area.

A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for
sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people
suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung
diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can
be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.

For more information on ground-level ozone and fine
particles...visit http://www.phila.gov/health/units/ams/

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