Wisconsin Air Quality ALERT

The southern two thirds of the state have been under this alert since late Sunday, issued by the Nat. Weather Service. The alert has been extended into Wed.

The air looks smoky and the visibility is almost unblievable.

Where did this "dirty air" come from?

pollution mixing with haze and small droplets in the air?

-Kyo

reply to post by huntergatherer



Really!!!! What is in the air ??

forecast.weather.gov...

Air Quality Alert

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WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-251600-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
934 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ADVISORY FOR PARTICULATES...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY.

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX EITHER EXCEEDS OR IS EXPECTED TO SOON
EXCEED THE UNHEALTHY LEVEL FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS
INCLUDING CHILDREN... ELDERLY PEOPLE...INDIVIDUALS WITH
RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC PROBLEMS...OR ANYONE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.

TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION
BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING LEAVES...GRASS...
BRUSH...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLING...POSTPONE USING
SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE
ENERGY CONSERVATION.

FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE DAILY AIR
HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924.

$$

NWS LA CROSSE
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WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-069>072-251600-
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-
MILWAUKEE-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...
BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
929 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

...AIR QUALITY WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A STAGNANT AND DIRTY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE
GROUPS.

TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...PEOPLE IN
THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION BY
REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING LEAVES...GRASS...BRUSH
...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL
GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE ENERGY
CONSERVATION.

FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE
DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924.

$$
WOOD/KUHLMAN/CRAVEN
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WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067-068-251600-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE
929 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
WISCONSIN UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY...

...AIR QUALITY WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX EITHER EXCEEDS OR IS EXPECTED TO SOON EXCEED
THE UNHEALTHY LEVEL FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDING
CHILDREN...ELDERLY PEOPLE...INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC
PROBLEMS...OR ANYONE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.

TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR
POLLUTION BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING
LEAVES...GRASS...BRUSH ...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE
IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR
EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION.

FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE
DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924.

$$

forecast.weather.gov...

I just returned home, the air is twice as bad as it was yesterday, looks like a forest fire is nearby.

also read a post on the Ukraine blog ( Questioningall) about the air quality alert.