{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.9393dfdb78d369efe6f9a86d3ffb91a4f68003fb.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 14 at 10:34AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-14","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9393dfdb78d369efe6f9a86d3ffb91a4f68003fb.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Gaylord MI"},"word_count":301,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 14 at 10:34AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Emmet; Cheboygan; Presque Isle; Leelanau; Antrim; Otsego; Montmorency; Alpena; Benzie; Grand Traverse; Kalkaska; Crawford; Oscoda; Alcona; Manistee; Wexford; Missaukee; Roscommon; Ogemaw; Iosco; Gladwin; Arenac; Western Chippewa; Central Chippewa; Southeast Chippewa; Western Mackinac; Eastern Mackinac; Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island; Beaver Island and surrounding islands; Charlevoix\n**Issued by:** NWS Gaylord MI\n**Sent:** 2026-07-14T10:34:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-14T10:34:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-15T12:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy\nhas issued an Air Quality Alert for Wednesday July 15, for\nelevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5). Pollutants are\nexpected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range, though\nthere is potential for Unhealthy levels.\n\nThe alert is in effect for all of northern Michigan. This includes\nthe following counties,\n\nRoscommon, Charlevoix, Missaukee, Wexford, Beaver Island and\nsurrounding islands, Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island, Manistee,\nEmmet, Iosco, Ogemaw, Presque Isle, Cheboygan, Eastern Mackinac,\nAlcona, Western Mackinac, Montmorency, Southeast Chippewa, Otsego,\nCentral Chippewa, Antrim, Western Chippewa, Arenac, Leelanau,\nKalkaska, Grand Traverse, Benzie, Alpena, Oscoda, Crawford, and\nGladwin.\n\nIt is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor\nactivities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory\ndiseases such as asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing,\ncoughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat,\nand eyes.\n\nYou can help reduce air pollution by limiting activities, such as\noutdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.\n\nTips for households: Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke\nfrom getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning\nwith MERV-13 or higher rated filters.\n\nFor up-to-date air quality data for Michigan, visit the MiAir site:\nhttps://michigan.gov/MiAir\n\nFor up-to-date air quality data nationally, visit EPA's Air Now\nsite: https://www.airnow.gov\n\nFor further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and\nYour Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-\nprev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke."}