Air Quality Alert
NWS Phoenix AZ ยท US
Details
Air Quality Alert Due To Harmful Particle Pollution Levels From Windblown Dust
- Event
- Air Quality Alert
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Unknown
- Severity
- Unknown
- Certainty
- Unknown
- Response
- Monitor
Description
What
The Imperial County APCD has issued an air quality alert due to harmful levels of particle pollution from windblown dust. Visit https://www.aqmd.gov/alertinfo to check current and forecasted air quality levels.
Where
in Imperial County. Levels of particle pollution can vary by time and location depending on emissions and local weather conditions.
When
this afternoon, Sept 24 through this evening.
Impacts
Particle pollution can get deep into the lungs and cause serious health problems such as asthma attacks, heart and lung disease symptoms, and increased risk of lung infections. Everyone can be affected, but sensitive groups such as people with lung or heart disease, older adults, people who are pregnant, children, and those who spend a lot of time outdoors are at greater risk.
Instructions
To protect your health, check air quality levels and act as needed: * When Air Quality Index (AQI) levels are "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" (orange), sensitive groups as specified above should limit extended or intense outdoor activity. * When AQI is "Unhealthy" (red), everyone may experience health impacts. Sensitive groups should avoid extended time outdoors. * When AQI is "Very Unhealthy" (purple), sensitive groups should avoid all outdoor physical activity. Everyone else should avoid extended or intense outdoor activity. * When AQI is "Hazardous" (maroon), everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... To help keep indoor air clean when air quality is poor: * Keep windows and doors closed * Run your air conditioner and/or an air purifier * Do not use whole house fans or swamp coolers that bring in outside air if you have other methods to stay cool * Avoid other sources of pollution such as fireplaces, candles, incense, grilling, and gasoline-powered lawn and garden equipment To help minimize outdoor particle pollution levels: * Carpool, telecommute, reduce trips, or take public transportation * Slow down if driving on dirt roads * Stabilize loose soils
Affected areas
- Imperial County Southwest
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Imperial County Southeast
- Imperial County West
- Imperial Valley
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Phoenix AZ
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m0s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3AHY5W228KA4JM60TY6519Y
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5aa5f3ffb8739a88a6f9b1a550bb7fafdfd15f47.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Note
- Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.
- Issuing office
- NWS Phoenix AZ
- AWIPS ID
- CAPPSR
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4076
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | AQA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | AQAPSR |
| WMOidentifier | AEUS75 KPSR 242032 |
| NWSheadline | AIR QUALITY ALERT DUE TO HARMFUL PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS FROM WINDBLOWN DUST |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Imperial County Southwest
- Chuckwalla Mountains
- Imperial County Southeast
- Imperial County West
- Imperial Valley
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 006025 |
| SAME | 006065 |
| UGC | CAZ562 |
| UGC | CAZ564 |
| UGC | CAZ565 |
| UGC | CAZ566 |
| UGC | CAZ567 |