North Carolina Unknown Air Quality Alert | Effective 09/16/2026 22:41

Headline: 
Air Quality Alert issued September 17 at 1:41AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Air Quality Alert
Urgency: 
Unknown
Effective: 
September 16, 2026 - 10:41pm
Expires: 
September 17, 2026 - 12:00pm
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 this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. 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