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

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-20 14:40 ingested 2026-07-21 08:28

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Air Quality Alert — Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
The West Virginia Department of the Environment has issued a Code
ORANGE Air Quality Alert Monday for parts of the state due to smoke
from Canadian wildfires.

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 disease and the elderly. The
effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous
activity or exercise outdoors.

Check the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's www.AirNow.gov
website for current air monitor readings.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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