{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.19346e22da16007ae42086460311358c585cb699.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 8:48AM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.19346e22da16007ae42086460311358c585cb699.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Upton NY"},"word_count":108,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 8:48AM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Northern Middlesex; Southern Fairfield; Southern New Haven; Southern Middlesex\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T08:48:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T08:48:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T23:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection\nhas issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties:\n\nFairfield, New Haven, and Middlesex,\n\nuntil 11 PM EDT this evening.\n\nAn Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the\nregion may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional\ninformation, please visit the Connecticut Department of Energy and\nEnvironmental Protection Web site at http://www.ct.gov/deep/aqi"}