Air Quality Alert

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064-070900-
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-
Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-
Including the cities of Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Faust,
Mars Hill, Marshall, Walnut, Allenstand, Hot Springs, Luck, Swiss,
Burnsville, Celo, Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Spruce Pine,
Poplar, Alarka, Almond, Bryson City, Luada, Wesser, Waynesville,
Waterville, Canton, Cruso, Cove Creek, Asheville, Black Mountain,
Candler, Robbinsville, Stecoah, Cullowhee, Tuckasegee, Sylva,
Franklin, Rainbow Springs, Kyle, Highlands, Wolf Mountain, Cashiers,
Brevard, Cedar Mountain, and Little River
458 AM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC
has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level
Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey,
Madison, Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and
Transylvania Counties, until 7 AM EDT Wednesday.

An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone
concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy
standards. For additional information, please visit the North
Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at
https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.

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Wimberley