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NWS Air Quality Alert (Watauga County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 5:17PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT ABOVE 4000 FEET FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, above 4000 feet, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/air
Counties Affected:
Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 5:17PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT ABOVE 4000 FEET FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, above 4000 feet, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/air
Counties Affected:
Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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NWS Air Quality Alert (Ashe County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 5:17PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT ABOVE 4000 FEET FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, above 4000 feet, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/air
Counties Affected:
Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 5:17PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT ABOVE 4000 FEET FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, above 4000 feet, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/air
Counties Affected:
Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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NWS Air Quality Alert (Avery County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Air Quality Alert (Buncombe County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Air Quality Alert (Mitchell County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Air Quality Alert (Madison County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Air Quality Alert (Yancey County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Air Quality Alert (Haywood County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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NWS Air Quality Alert (Surry County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 5:17PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg
The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection in Winston Salem NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, until 10 PM EDT this evening. An Air Quality Action Day is also in effect for Saturday from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection at www.forsyth.cc/EAP/dailyforecast.aspx
Counties Affected:
Caswell; Rockingham; Stokes; Surry
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 5:17PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg
The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection in Winston Salem NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, until 10 PM EDT this evening. An Air Quality Action Day is also in effect for Saturday from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection at www.forsyth.cc/EAP/dailyforecast.aspx
Counties Affected:
Caswell; Rockingham; Stokes; Surry
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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NWS Air Quality Alert (Henderson County)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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Air Quality Alert issued June 02 at 3:48PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY... The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Transylvania Counties, from 7 AM Saturday to 7 AM EDT Sunday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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June 02, 2023 6:16:20 pm
"On 5-3 myself and friends hiked the Upper Creek Falls Trail. Windy day, but the trail took us below the wind level. Always beautiful views there." - Donnie Williams
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