{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.2db2f574f49ebb0beab94408089080f972f6d758.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 18 at 12:29PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2db2f574f49ebb0beab94408089080f972f6d758.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS St Louis MO"},"word_count":123,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 18 at 12:29PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Greene; Macoupin; Montgomery; Fayette; Adams; Brown; Pike\n**Issued by:** NWS St Louis MO\n**Sent:** 2026-07-18T12:29:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-18T12:29:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-19T12:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nThe Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in Springfield Illinois\nis forecasting unhealthy conditions for sensitive groups (USG) for\nfine particulates due to smoke from 4 AM Sunday to midnight CDT\nSunday night.\n\nSmoke may also linger across much of Illinois Monday.\n\nActive children and adults, especially people with pulmonary or\nrespiratory disease such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor\nactivity.\n\nResidents are urged to montior smoke levels. Air quality forecasts\nand tips on how you can reduce your emissions can be found at\nwww.airnow.gov.\n\n\nMedia Contact...217 558 1536."}