# Air Quality Alert: Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Inland Worcester; Maryland Beaches — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-14 18:23 ingested 2026-07-15 08:14

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Air Quality Alert — Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Inland Worcester; Maryland Beaches
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
MDZ021>025-160400-Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-
Maryland Beaches-Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury,
Crisfield, Princess Anne, Snow Hill, and Ocean City 623 PM EDT Tue
JUL 14 2026

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 2026...

The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE
Air Quality Alert Wednesday for the Maryland Eastern Shore.

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive
groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from
asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly.
The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous
activity or exercise outdoors.

For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles...
visit http://www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.