# Air Quality Alert: Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph — 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 17:25 ingested 2026-07-17 08:17

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Air Quality Alert — Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued
a Code Red Air Quality Alert for Friday, July 17, 2026 due to smoke
from Canadian wildfires for northern and central West Virginia.
Elevated fine particulate matter levels due to the smoke will
continue through Friday and Saturday and the entire state will
experience hazy air. Be advised a code PURPLE air quality alert will
be in effect for the northern West Virginia panhandle on Friday.

A code RED air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations
within the local region are unhealthy for the general population. The
effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding outdoor
exercise or strenuous activity. Sensitive groups should take
additional precautions. These groups include children, the elderly,
and people suffering from asthma, heart disease, or other lung
diseases.

For additional information, please visit the West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection - Air Quality Division website
at: https://www.airnow.gov

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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