{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.2803c8b28dcf599f77527c4866a74ea2c5ced0a7.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued June 4 at 9:41AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-04","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2803c8b28dcf599f77527c4866a74ea2c5ced0a7.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Paducah KY"},"word_count":225,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued June 4 at 9:41AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Gibson; Pike; Posey; Vanderburgh; Warrick; Spencer\n**Issued by:** NWS Paducah KY\n**Sent:** 2026-06-04T09:41:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-04T09:41:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-05T00:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nThe Indiana Department of Environmental Management has called for an\nAir Quality Action Day for high levels of Ozone in the air for\nThursday, June 4th, 2026 for the following Southwest Indiana\ncounties,\n\nVanderburgh, Posey, Warrick, Spencer, Gibson, and Pike.\n\nThis alert is IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.\n\nAn Ozone Alert is issued when a combination of high temperatures,\nlight winds and other factors are expected to produce conditions\nwhere high levels of ozone emissions may exceed federally mandated\nstandards.\n\nHere are some recommended actions that the public can take to\nreduce Ozone emissions:\n\n* Walk, bike, carpool, or use public transportation\n* Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one\ntrip\n* Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn\nequipment until after 7 pm\n* Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds\n* Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air\nconditioner to 75 degrees or above.\n\nAnyone sensitive to changes in air quality may be affected when\nOzone levels are high. Children, the elderly, and anyone with heart\nor lung conditions should reduce or avoid exertion and heavy work\noutdoors."}