# Air Quality Alert: Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-19 16:50 ingested 2026-07-20 08:55

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## extract

Air Quality Alert — Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection - Air
Quality Division has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert for
Sunday July 19th for northern West Virginia and the northern West
Virginia panhandle.

A code ORANGE air quality alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive
groups. Sensitive groups include children, the elderly, and people
suffering from asthma, heart disease, or other lung diseases. The
effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding outdoor
exercise or strenuous activity.

For additional information, please visit the West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection - Air Quality Division website
at: http://dep.wv.gov/daq/

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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