{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.03e575a0c4d782b514bd440d181229db2fba7839.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 14 at 11:45AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-14","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.03e575a0c4d782b514bd440d181229db2fba7839.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS La Crosse WI"},"word_count":480,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 14 at 11:45AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Taylor; Clark; Buffalo; Trempealeau; Jackson; La Crosse; Monroe; Juneau; Adams; Vernon; Crawford; Richland; Grant\n**Issued by:** NWS La Crosse WI\n**Sent:** 2026-07-14T11:45:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-14T11:45:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T12:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air\nQuality Advisory for the following counties: Adams, Buffalo,\nClark, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe,\nRichland, Taylor, Trempealeau, and Vernon.\n\nWHAT...The PM2.5 AQI (24-hour average) is expected to reach the\nUnhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange) to Very Unhealthy (Purple)\nlevel. Hazardous (Maroon) NowCast AQI (1-hour average) will be\npossible.\n\nWHERE...Statewide.\n\nWHEN...From noon Tuesday until noon Thursday.\n\nPrecautionary/Preparedness Actions:\n\nFor Very Unhealthy (Purple) AQI:\nSensitive groups: Avoid all physical activity outdoors.\nReschedule to a time when air quality is better or move activities\nindoors. People with asthma: Follow your asthma action plan and\nkeep quick-relief medicine handy. People with heart disease:\nSymptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, or unusual\nfatigue may indicate a serious problem. If you have any of these,\ncontact your health care provider. Everyone else: Limit outdoor\nphysical activity. Go indoors if you have symptoms.\n\nFor Unhealthy (Red) AQI:\nSensitive groups: Consider rescheduling or moving all activities\ninside. Go inside if you have symptoms. People with asthma: Follow\nyour asthma action plan and keep quick-relief medicine handy.\nPeople with heart disease: Symptoms such as palpitations,\nshortness of breath, or unusual fatigue may indicate a serious\nproblem. If you have any of these, contact your health care\nprovider. Everyone else: Keep outdoor activities shorter and less\nintense. Go inside if you have symptoms.\n\nFor Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange) AQI:\nSensitive groups: Make outdoor activities shorter and less\nintense. It is OK to be active outdoors but take more breaks.\nWatch for symptoms such as coughing or shortness of breath. People\nwith asthma: Follow your asthma action plan and keep quick relief\nmedicine handy. People with heart disease: Symptoms such as\npalpitations, shortness of breath, or unusual fatigue may indicate\na serious problem. If you have any of these, contact your health\ncare provider.\n\nAdditional Details:\nTHIS ADVISORY WILL BE RE-EVALUATED THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL\nLIKELY BE EXTENDED FOR AT LEAST SOME PORTION OF THE STATE BEYOND\nNOON THURSDAY.\n\nSmoke from wildfires in Minnesota and Ontario will enter northern\nWI between 8 p.m. and midnight Tuesday night. The smoke will push\nsouth, approximately reaching an Eau Claire to Sheboygan line by\nnoon Wednesday. Smoke will continue south-southwest, approximately\nreaching a La Crosse to Janesville line by midnight Wednesday\nnight. Statewide impacts will be possible by 6 a.m. Thursday. The\nheaviest smoke impacts, including the potential for Hazardous\n(Maroon) NowCast AQI, are expected across northwest Wisconsin,\nespecially in communities along Lake Superior. Lake enhanced smoke\nconcentrations will also be possible for communities near Lake\nMichigan.\n\nFor more information on current air quality, please see:\nhttps://airquality.wi.gov"}