Active Advisories: Air Quality Alert
Currently
Reported at Birmingham, Birmingham International Airport, AL
7:53 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012- 72°F22°C
Clear- Feels Like:72°F22°CDew Point:64°F18°CHumidity:78%
Winds: Calm Calm
Pressure:29.91 in1013 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Air Quality Alert
...CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES... THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (ADEM) HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES FOR WEDNESDAY...MAY 30, 2012. UNDER CODE ORANGE CONDITIONS...GROUND LEVEL OZONE CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH LEVELS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA...ARE INDIVIDUALS MOST AT RISK UNDER THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS. ADEM RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS DURING AN OZONE ALERT DAY... CONSERVE ELECTRICITY AND SET YOUR AIR CONDITIONER AT A HIGHER TEMPERATURE. LIMIT DRIVING AND COMBINE ERRANDS. USE THE BUS OR CARPOOL TO WORK. AVOID USE OF GASOLINE POWERED LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT. REFUEL CARS AND TRUCKS AFTER 6 PM. LIMIT ENGINE IDLING. USE HOUSEHOLD...WORKSHOP...AND GARDEN CHEMICALS IN WAYS THAT KEEP EVAPORATION TO A MINIMUM...OR TRY TO AVOID USING THEM WHEN POOR AIR QUALITY IS FORECAST. IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT...MOVE INDOORS.
