{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.116df81bbf18bcba3cd29cb7bac62eb26f9de081.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 20 at 1:32PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.116df81bbf18bcba3cd29cb7bac62eb26f9de081.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Marquette MI"},"word_count":216,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 20 at 1:32PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Keweenaw; Ontonagon; Houghton; Baraga; Marquette; Alger; Luce; Gogebic; Iron; Dickinson; Menominee; Delta; Southern Schoolcraft; Southern Houghton; Northern Schoolcraft\n**Issued by:** NWS Marquette MI\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T13:32:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T13:32:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air\nQuality Alert for Monday July 20, for elevated levels of\nfine particulates (PM2.5) due to wildfire smoke. Pollutants are\nexpected to be in the Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups\nrange.\n\nThis is a Statewide Air Quality Alert\n\nIt is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor\nactivities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory\nconditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing,\ncoughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat, and\neyes. You can help reduce air pollution by limiting activities, such\nas:\n-outdoor burning;\n-use of residential wood burning devices.\n\nTips for households:\n-Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors\nand, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or\nhigher rated filters.\n\nFor up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site:\nMichigan.gov/MiAir\n\nFor up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPAs Air Now site:\nAirNow.gov\n\nFor further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and\nYour Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-\nprev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke."}