{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.54022dd02a3ab2cc52d05b1712118310593465fa.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued May 19 at 3:58PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.54022dd02a3ab2cc52d05b1712118310593465fa.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Blacksburg VA"},"word_count":98,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued May 19 at 3:58PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Stokes; Rockingham; Caswell\n**Issued by:** NWS Blacksburg VA\n**Sent:** 2026-05-19T15:58:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-19T15:58:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-20T16:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nForsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection\nWinston-Salem NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for\nthe Triad region for Ground Level Ozone, until midnight EDT\nWednesday night.\n\nAn Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone\nconcentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy\nstandards. For additional information, please visit the Forsyth\nCounty Environmental Affairs Department Web site at\nwww.co.forsyth.nc.us/eap/dailyforecast.aspx"}