{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.79a902031a041543e0bd2dbc1535a3c992a09e10.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 19 at 1:55PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.79a902031a041543e0bd2dbc1535a3c992a09e10.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Northern Indiana"},"word_count":203,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 19 at 1:55PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Starke; Pulaski; Marshall; Fulton; Whitley; Allen; White; Cass; Miami; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; Northern La Porte; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko; Southern La Porte; Western St. Joseph; Southern Kosciusko\n**Issued by:** NWS Northern Indiana\n**Sent:** 2026-07-19T13:55:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-19T13:55:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management\nhave declared an Air Quality Action Day, in effect for\nSunday and Monday, July 19 and 20.\n\nAn Air Quality Action Day for PM 2.5 has been issued. Fine\nparticulate levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy to unhealthy\nfor sensitive groups range. Active children and adults, and people\nwith respiratory disease, such as asthma should limit prolonged\noutdoor exposure.\n\nHere are some recommended actions that the public can take:\n\n*Due to observed and forecasted high concentrations of PM 2.5 values\nin the area, recommendations are for the public to avoid or limit\noutdoor exposure to wildfire smoke, reduce or avoid exertion or\nheavy work outdoors, and keep windows and doors closed as much as\npossible.\n\nFor additional information, please visit the IDEM Smog page at:\n\nhttp://www.in.gov/idem/airmonitoring/smogwatch/"}