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Pepin County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday June 14th, 2023 :: 08:21 a.m. CDT

Alert

Air Quality Alert until 12:00PM Thursday

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until noon Thursday. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, and Saint Croix. Smoke originating from Canadian wildfires has entered northwest Wisconsin and will move southeast today into Thursday morning. We will continue to monitor PM2.5 concentrations closely and adjust the air quality advisory area or timing as needed. The air quality index is expected to reach the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS level. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion. For more information on current air quality, please see: https://airquality.wi.gov

* AFFECTED AREAS: POLK ... BARRON ... RUSK ... ST. CROIX ... PIERCE ... DUNN ... PEPIN ... CHIPPEWA ... EAU CLAIRE

Address/Location
Pepin County Sheriff's Office
740 7th Ave W
Durand, WI 54736

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-672-5944

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Alert Details

Severity:
Unknown - Severity unknown
Urgency:
Unknown - Urgency not known
Certainty:
Unknown
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Air Quality Alert

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