An air quality alert has been issued for Wednesday, July 22 for part of our area, including Metro Louisville. This air quality alert is for higher levels of ozone and is code orange. This means it can affect those that are included in sensitive groups. For example, if you have asthma or other respiratory issues you may need to limit your time outdoors on Wednesday.
Here's more from the NWS on the alert:
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District and the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management have issued an Air Quality
Alert...IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for the
Louisville Metro Area.
Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The
general public is not likely to be affected. Sensitive groups include
the elderly...children...persons with asthma or other breathing
problems...and persons with lung and heart disease. People in these
groups are advised to limit their outdoor activities to reduce their
exposure to ozone and particulate pollution.
For more information, visit the Louisville Metro Air Pollution
Control District at http://www.louisvilleky.gov/apcd or the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management at http://www.in.gov/idem.
