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Air Quality Alert: Washington

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-07-16 17:20ingested 2026-07-17 08:17

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Air Quality Alert — Washington Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown. The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code PURPLE Air Quality Alert Friday for the Hagerstown area. A Code Purple Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are very unhealthy for the general population. The risk of health effects is increased for everyone. 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 the web site mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx

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