Weather Alerts for Brown County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert
BROWN COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Forest - Florence - Northern Marinette County - Langlade - Menominee - Northern Oconto County - Door - Shawano - Waupaca - Outagamie - Brown - Kewaunee - Winnebago - Calumet - Manitowoc - Southern Marinette County - Southern Oconto County
Effective: Fri, 7/17 10:25am Updated: Fri, 7/17 3:58pm Urgency: Unknown
Expires: Fri, 7/17 6:00pm Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown

 
Details:
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has extended the Air
Quality Advisory for the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door,
Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette,
Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Winnebago.

WHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups (Orange) to Unhealthy (Red) level.

WHERE...Eastern Wisconsin.

WHEN...From noon until 6 p.m.

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:
A statewide Air Quality Advisory will remain in effect until noon
today. Clearing of the smoke is expected from west to east, but
eastern areas will continue to see impacts beyond noon, which this
advisory addresses.

For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov