{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.457aed101eab4c29e691b8750ea15c0c83aad44e.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 6:44PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.457aed101eab4c29e691b8750ea15c0c83aad44e.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Buffalo NY"},"word_count":224,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 6:44PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Niagara; Orleans; Northern Erie; Genesee; Wyoming; Chautauqua; Cattaraugus; Southern Erie\n**Issued by:** NWS Buffalo NY\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T18:44:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T18:44:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-17T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at\nAlbany has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for Fine\nParticulates until midnight EDT Friday night.\n\nAir quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than\nan Air Quality Index value of 255 through this evening and greater\nthan an Air Quality Index value of 150 on Friday. The Air Quality\nIndex...or AQI...was created as an easy way to correlate levels of\ndifferent pollutants to one scale. The higher the AQI value...the\ngreater the health concern.\n\nWhen pollution levels are elevated...the New York State Department\nof Health recommends that individuals consider limiting strenuous\noutdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health\neffects. People who may be especially sensitive to the effects of\nelevated levels of pollutants include the very young and those with\npre-existing respiratory problems such as asthma or heart disease.\nThose with symptoms should consider consulting their personal\nphysician.\n\nFor additional information, please visit the New York State\nDepartment of Environmental Conservation website at,\nhttps://on.ny.gov/nyaqi, or call the Air Quality Hotline at\n1 800 5 3 5, 1 3 4 5."}