{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.b570072b812191f9985abd73db8d56a2b8a0345b.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 3:50PM EDT by NWS Gray ME","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.b570072b812191f9985abd73db8d56a2b8a0345b.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Gray ME"},"word_count":147,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 3:50PM EDT by NWS Gray ME\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Interior Rockingham; Coastal Rockingham\n**Issued by:** NWS Gray ME\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T15:50:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T15:50:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-19T22:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has issued an\nAir Quality Alert for ozone in from 10 AM to 10 PM EDT Tuesday.\n\nOzone levels in Rockingham County are expected to rise into the\nUnhealthy for Sensitive Groups range.\n\nThe New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is predicting\nunhealthy air quality for sensitive individuals in the above-\nmentioned counties. Sensitive individuals include children and older\nadults; anyone with lung disease such as asthma, emphysema, and\nbronchitis; and people who are active outdoors. Even healthy\nindividuals may experience mild health effects and should consider\nlimiting strenuous or prolonged outdoor activities.\n\nFor additional information, please visit the New Hampshire\nDepartment of Environmental Prediction website at,\nhttps://www4.des.state.nh.us/airdata/"}