...AIR QUALITY WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN...
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CONTINUES THE
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN THREE
QUARTERS OF WISCONSIN FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NOVEMBER 21 TO
23.
A STAGNANT AND INCREASINGLY DIRTY AIR MASS CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY
OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH
UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS IN ALL WISCONSIN
COUNTIES SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING WEST TO EAST FROM SOMERSET TO
MERRILL TO MARINETTE TO STURGEON BAY.
DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION
IN THE REGION THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
MAINTAINS AN AIR QUALITY WATCH ISSUED FOR SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. THIS WATCH AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTIES OF...
MARQUETTE...GREEN LAKE...FOND DU LAC...SAUK...COLUMBIA...
DODGE...WASHINGTON...IOWA... DANE...JEFFERSON...WAUKESHA...
LAFAYETTE...GREEN...ROCK...WALWORTH...RACINE AND KENOSHA.
TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR
POLLUTION BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING
LEAVES...GRASS...BRUSH...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE
IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR
EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION.
FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE
DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924.
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