{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.8d10ef32cd9c5bc73958d48616a36fb26a75ac93.003.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 11:18AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.8d10ef32cd9c5bc73958d48616a36fb26a75ac93.003.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Boston/Norton MA"},"word_count":108,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 11:18AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Northwest Providence; Southeast Providence; Western Kent; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport; Block Island\n**Issued by:** NWS Boston/Norton MA\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T11:18:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T11:18:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T23:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has issued\nan Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone and Fine\nParticulates, from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Tuesday.\n\nAn Air Quality Action day means that Ground Level Ozone and Fine\nParticulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed\nunhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the\nRhode Island Department of Environmental Management website at:\n\nhttps://dem.ri.gov/"}