{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.9f2c3fe1a080434bc3ead5553900f12d3613bc9e.011.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 5:10PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9f2c3fe1a080434bc3ead5553900f12d3613bc9e.011.1","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":117,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 5:10PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett\n**Issued by:** NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T17:20:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T17:10:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-18T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code\nPURPLE Air Quality Alert Friday for Western Maryland.\n\nA Code Purple Air Quality Alert means that air pollution\nconcentrations within the region are very unhealthy for the\ngeneral population. The risk of health effects is increased\nfor everyone. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by\navoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.\n\nFor more information on ground-level ozone\nand fine particles visit the web site\nmde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx"}