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…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

The North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources in Raleigh, NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates, until midnight EDT Wednesday night.

An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu.

Air Quality Alert

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Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort-Mainland Hyde-Northern Outer Banks-Ocracoke Island-Hatteras Island-Including the cities of Williamston, Robersonville, Oak City, Jamesville, Greenville, Bethel, Farmville, Grifton, Grimesland, Plymouth, Roper, Creswell, Columbia, Gum Neck, Manns Harbor, Stumpy Point, East Lake, Snow Hill, Hookerton, Walstonburg, Washington, Chocowinity, Belhaven, Bath, Aurora, Engelhard, Fairfield, Ponzer, Scranton, Swanquarter, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Manteo, Ocracoke, Rodanthe, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras Village

503 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023