# Air Quality Alert: Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Inland Worcester; Maryland Beaches — 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 17:51 ingested 2026-07-17 08:17

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

## extract

Air Quality Alert — Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Inland Worcester; Maryland Beaches
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code RED Air
Quality Alert across the Maryland Eastern Shore, for Fine
Particulates, until midnight EDT Friday night.

Air quality is expected to reach code RED, which is unhealthy, and
means everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
Those with respiratory and/or heart ailments may experience more
serious health effects.

An Air Quality Alert means that Fine Particulates concentrations
within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For
more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles please
visit the Maryland Department of the Environment Web Site at
http:www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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