{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.216bee3f5906d277d2295766c755d9ed8f4a7c96.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 19 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.216bee3f5906d277d2295766c755d9ed8f4a7c96.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Indianapolis IN"},"word_count":192,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 19 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Carroll; Warren; Tippecanoe; Clinton; Howard; Fountain; Montgomery; Boone; Tipton; Hamilton; Madison; Delaware; Randolph; Vermillion; Parke; Putnam; Hendricks; Hancock; Henry; Vigo; Clay; Owen; Morgan; Johnson; Shelby; Rush; Sullivan; Monroe; Brown; Bartholomew; Decatur\n**Issued by:** NWS Indianapolis IN\n**Sent:** 2026-07-19T06:30:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-19T06:30:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-19T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management\nhave declared an Air Quality Action Day, IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT\nEDT MONDAY NIGHT.\n\nAn Air Quality Action Day for PM 2.5 has been issued. Fine\nparticulate levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive\nGroups range. Active children and adults, and people with\nrespiratory disease, such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor\nexposure.\n\nHere are some recommended actions that the public can take:\n\n* Due to observed and forecasted high concentrations of PM 2.5\nvalues in the area, recommendations are for the public to avoid or\nlimit outdoor exposure to wildfire smoke, reduce or avoid exertion\nor heavy work outdoors, and keep windows and doors closed as much\nas possible.\n\nFor additional information, please visit the IDEM Smog page at:\n\nhttp://www.in.gov/idem/airmonitoring/smogwatch/"}