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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code Red Health Advisory for the southwest North Carolina area for locations below 4000 ft in elevation...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code Orange Health Advisory for the southwest North Carolina area for locations above 4000 ft in elevation...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT. A Code Red Air Quality Alert for Particulate matter means ground level Particulate matter concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. Everyone may begin to experience health effects. Active children and adults, and people with a respiratory disease such as Asthma, avoid prolonged outdoor exertion. Everyone else, especially children, limit prolonged outdoor exertion. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Particulate matter means ground level Particulate matter 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.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... CLAY