{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ae43ef36aa7f69dee2d9198eaf27b640b3abf64f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 20 at 2:50PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ae43ef36aa7f69dee2d9198eaf27b640b3abf64f.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Charleston WV"},"word_count":135,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 20 at 2:50PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor\n**Issued by:** NWS Charleston WV\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T14:50:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T14:50:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued\na Code Orange Air Quality Alert for parts of the state due to smoke\nfrom Canadian wildfires.\n\nA Code Orange Air Quality Alert means air pollution concentrations\nwithin the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups.\nSensitive groups include children, the elderly, and people suffering\nfrom asthma, heart disease, or other lung diseases. The effects of\nair pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or\nexercise outdoors.\n\nCheck the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency`s www.AirNow.gov\nwebsite for current air monitor readings."}