{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.18acedf929eef4554102b4210d27782db1c1577f.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 5:23PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.18acedf929eef4554102b4210d27782db1c1577f.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC"},"word_count":135,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 5:23PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Page; Warren; Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Stafford; Spotsylvania; King George; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge\n**Issued by:** NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T17:23:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T17:23:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-18T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a\nCode RED Air Quality Alert Friday for Northwestern and Central\nVirginia.\n\nA Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution\nconcentrations within the region are unhealthy for the general\npopulation. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by\navoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.\n\nFor more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles\nvisit the Virginia DEQ air quality web site at www.deq.virginia.gov"}