{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.a3956c4fdfd85feafc673217dc5ccc98552e4015.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 15 at 9:37AM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-15","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a3956c4fdfd85feafc673217dc5ccc98552e4015.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Upton NY"},"word_count":251,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 15 at 9:37AM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Orange; Putnam; Rockland; Northern Westchester; Southern Westchester; New York (Manhattan); Bronx; Richmond (Staten Is.); Kings (Brooklyn); Northwest Suffolk; Northeast Suffolk; Southwest Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk; Northern Queens; Northern Nassau; Southern Queens; Southern Nassau\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-07-15T09:37:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-15T09:37:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has\nissued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the following counties:\n\nNew York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk,\nWestchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam\n\nuntil midnight EDT tonight.\n\nAir quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than\nan Air Quality Index value of 100 for the pollutant of Fine\nParticulates. The Air Quality Index, or AQI, was created as an easy\nway to correlate levels of different pollutants to one scale. The\nhigher the AQI value, the greater the health concern.\n\nWhen pollution levels are elevated, the New York State Department of\nHealth recommends that individuals consider limiting strenuous\noutdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health\neffects. People who may be especially sensitive to the effects of\nelevated levels of pollutants include the very young, and those with\npreexisting respiratory problems such as asthma or heart disease.\nThose with symptoms should consider consulting their personal\nphysician.\n\nFor additional information, please visit the New York State\nDepartment of Environmental Conservation website at,\nhttps://on.ny.gov/nyaqi, or call the Air Quality Hotline at\n1 800 5 3 5, 1 3 4 5."}