- Air Quality Alert for Central and Southeast Howard County, Maryland
- Air Quality Alert issued August 27 at 4:42PM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Monday, August 27, 2018 at 3:42 p.m.
- Expires: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 11 p.m.
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 28 2018...
The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code
ORANGE Air Quality Alert Tuesday for
the Baltimore metro area.
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for
sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people
suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and
the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by
avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.
For more information on ground-level ozone and fine
particles... visit www.mde.state.md.us/air or call 410-537-3000.