# Air Quality Alert: Washington — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-16 17:20 ingested 2026-07-17 08:17

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

## extract

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

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.