Headline:
Air Quality Alert issued September 16 at 2:50PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Air Quality Alert
Urgency:
Unknown
Effective:
September 16, 2026 - 11:50am
Expires:
September 17, 2026 - 1:00am
Description:
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC
has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level
Ozone for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties, from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT
Thursday.
An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone
concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy
standards. For additional information, please visit the North
Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at
https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Area Description:
Gaston; Mecklenburg
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov