Air Quality Alert until 12:00PM Wednesday 
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for the following counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood. WHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy level. WHERE...All of Wisconsin WHEN...From noon Tuesday until noon Wednesday Precautionary/Preparedness Actions: Sensitive groups: Consider rescheduling or moving all activities inside. Go inside if you have symptoms. People with asthma: Follow your asthma action plan and keep quick-relief medicine handy. People with heart disease: Symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, or unusual fatigue may indicate a serious problem. If you have any of these, contact your health care provider. Everyone else: Keep outdoor activities shorter and less intense. Go inside if you have symptoms. Additional Details: Dense surface smoke is currently being observed across northwest Wisconsin behind a cold front. As this cold front progresses to the southeast through the day Tuesday into Wednesday morning, dense smoke impacts will be observed statewide. Unhealthy AQI (Red category) is forecast with periods of Very Unhealthy AQI (Purple category) possible. Approximate smoke arrival times are listed below: From La Crosse to Rhinelander around noon Tuesday. From Platteville to Iron Mountain, MI around 6 PM Tuesday. From Janesville to Sheboygan around midnight Tuesday night. Reaching Kenosha around 6 AM Wednesday morning. Clearing is expected to enter northwest Wisconsin around midnight Tuesday night. We will reassess the situation Wednesday morning and adjust the advisory accordingly at that time. For more information on current air quality, please see: https://airquality.wi.gov
* AFFECTED AREAS: TAYLOR ... CLARK ... BUFFALO ... TREMPEALEAU ... JACKSON ... LA CROSSE ... MONROE ... JUNEAU ... ADAMS ... VERNON ... CRAWFORD ... RICHLAND ... GRANT
Address/Location
Vernon County Emergency Management WI
400 Court House Square St
Viroqua, WI 54665
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 608-637-5266
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Unknown - Severity unknown
- Urgency:
- Unknown - Urgency not known
- Certainty:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Air Quality Alert
