{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.99030a905f472b0975b69c14ca0a3097d3f8b25a.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 7:54PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.99030a905f472b0975b69c14ca0a3097d3f8b25a.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC"},"word_count":156,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 7:54PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton\n**Issued by:** NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-17T19:54:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-17T19:54:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-19T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection - Air\nQuality Division has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert Friday for\neastern West Virgina panhandle outside the eastern panhandle.\n\nConcentrations of fine particulate matter due to wildfire smoke will\npersist at levels consistent with an Air Quality Index of Unhealthy\n(Red Alert) to Very Unhealthy (Purple Alert) Friday night into\nSaturday morning. Air quality begins to improve Saturday afternoon.\n\nA Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution\nconcentrations within the region are unhealthy for the general\npopulation. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by\navoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.\n\nFor additional information, please visit the West Virginia\nDepartment of Environmental Protection - Air Quality Division website\nat: http://dep.wv.gov/daq/"}