{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.b0fc283286087f093785881faf9332e5f153d28b.003.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 12:19PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.b0fc283286087f093785881faf9332e5f153d28b.003.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Boston/Norton MA"},"word_count":102,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 12:19PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Northwest Providence; Southeast Providence; Western Kent; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport; Block Island\n**Issued by:** NWS Boston/Norton MA\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T12:19:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T12:19:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T23:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has issued\nan Air Quality Alert Day for Ground Level Ozone, from 11 AM to 11 PM\nEDT Tuesday.\n\nAn Air Quality Alert means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations\nwithin the region are expected to reach unhealthy levels. For\nadditional information, please visit the Rhode Island Department of\nEnvironmental Management website at:\n\nhttps://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/air-\nresources/air-quality-forecast"}