Air Quality Alert until 07:30AM Sunday
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Conservation has issued a Code Orange Health Advisory for the southwest North Carolina area...in effect from 7 AM this morning to 7 AM EDT Sunday. This alert is for the ridge tops above 4000 feet. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Ozone means ground level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. The general public is not likely to be affected. Active children and adults, and people with a respiratory disease such as Asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. More information is available at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... CLAY
Address/Location
Clay County, NC
345 Courthouse Drive
Hayesville, NC 28904
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-389-1361
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CLAYCOUNTY followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Unknown - Severity unknown
- Urgency:
- Unknown - Urgency not known
- Certainty:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Air Quality Alert