Weather Alerts for Southwest OR

Issued by the National Weather Service

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert
SOUTHWEST OR

Areas Affected:
Hood River, OR
Effective: Tue, 8/11 11:17am Updated: Tue, 8/11 8:00pm Urgency: Unknown
Expires: Wed, 8/12 12:00pm Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown

 
Details:
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has continued an Air
Quality Advisory, which is IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY.

An Air Quality Advisory for Smoke and Ozone remains in effect.
Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions
will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels due to smoke and
ozone at times through 12 PM PDT Wednesday.

Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate
heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health
problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it
is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung
condition.

More information about air quality can be found at:
www.orcaa.org
www.swcleanair.gov
www.oregon.gov/DEQ
www.lrapa.org