AIR QUALITY ADVISORY...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 
1229 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016
MIZ020-025-026-031-192100-
LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-
1229 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2016
...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR SUNDAY JUNE 19TH...
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS DECLARED SUNDAY JUNE 19TH TO BE AN ACTION DAY FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF OZONE. POLLUTANTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE.
THE ACTION DAY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MICHIGAN COUNTIES – BENZIE, GRAND TRAVERSE, LEELANAU AND MANISTEE COUNTIES.
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ARE URGED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH LEAD TO OZONE FORMATION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE...REFUELING VEHICLES OR TOPPING OFF WHEN REFUELING...USING GASOLINE POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT...AND USING CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. POSITIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE...CAR POOLING...BIKING TO WORK...DELAYING OR COMBINING ERRANDS AND USING WATER BASED PAINTS.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA...LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION.
Address/Location
Benzie County Office of Emergency Management
448 Court Pl
Beulah, MI 49617
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 231-882-0567
