Three Oaks, MI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...IPAWS Monthly Test...

The following message is transmitted at the request of Van Buren
County Sheriff's Office.

THIS IS A TEST OF THE VAN BUREN COUNTY MI WARNING SYSTEM.. THIS
SYSTEM WILL ONLY BE USED IN EMERGENCIES TO WARN THE PUBLIC OF
DANGER AND PROVIDE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS TO AVOID HARM.  PLEASE
COMPLETE A FEEDBACK SURVEY ON THE VAN BUREN ALLEGAN OR BERRIEN
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WEBPAGE.  THIS IS ONLY A TEST.

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY JULY 16th...


The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
(EGLE) has declared an Air Quality Advisory for Tuesday July 15 and
Wednesday July 16, for elevated levels of ozone and fine particulate
(PM2.5) in parts of southwest Michigan. Pollutants within those
areas are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG,
Orange AQI) range.

The Air Quality Advisory is in effect for the following counties in
southwest Michigan...

Berrien and Cass

Wildfire smoke may trigger elevated particulates and ozone levels.

It is recommended that, when possible, you stay indoors and keep
time outdoors short and avoid strenuous activities, especially those
with respiratory diseases such as asthma.

Recommendations to reduce pollution and potential health effects:

PM 2.5:
* Reduce or eliminate outdoor burning, and the use of residential
wood burning devices;
* Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting
indoors, and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-
13 or higher rated filters.

Ozone:
* Using gas-powered lawn equipment;
* Driving less or delaying and/or combining errands;
* Refueling less or topping off when refueling.

For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site:
https://air-egle.hub.arcgis.com/

For up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPA's Air Now site:
https://www.airnow.gov/

For further health information, please see MDHHS's Wildfire Smoke
and You Health site:
https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-
health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke